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disseizin

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dis⋅sei⋅zin

  [dis-see-zin]
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–noun Law.
1. the act of disseizing.
2. the state of being disseized.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME disseisine < AF. See dis- 1 , seizin
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dis·sei·zin also dis·sei·sin   (dĭs-sē'zĭn)   
n.   Law
Wrongful dispossession of one in the possession of real property.

[Middle English disseisine, from Anglo-Norman, variant of Old French dessaisine : des-, dis- + seisine, seisin; see seisin.]
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Main Entry: disseizin
variant of DISSEISIN
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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