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verb (used with object),
-seized,
-seiz·ing.
Law
.
to deprive (a person) of seizin, or of the
possession
, of a freehold interest in land, especially wrongfully or by
force
; oust.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
disseise
<
Anglo-French
disseisir,
equivalent to
dis-
dis-
1
+
seisir
to
seize
Related forms
dis·sei·zor,
noun
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World English Dictionary
disseise
or
disseize
(dɪsˈsiːz)
—
vb
(
tr
)
property law
to deprive of seisin; wrongfully dispossess of a freehold interest in land
[C14: from Anglo-Norman
desseisir,
from
dis-
1
+
seize
]
disseize
or
disseize
—
vb
[C14: from Anglo-Norman
desseisir,
from
dis-
1
+
seize
]
dis'seisor
or
disseize
—
n
dis'seizor
or
disseize
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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