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sei⋅zin

  [see-zin]
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–noun Law.
1. (originally) possession of either land or chattel.
2. the kind of possession or right to possession characteristic of estates of freehold.
Also, seisin.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME < OF saisine, equiv. to sais(ir) to seize + -ine -ine 2
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sei·sin also sei·zin   (sē'zĭn)   
n.  

  1. Legal possession of land, as a freehold estate.

    1. The act or an instance of taking legal possession of land.

    2. Property thus possessed.


[Middle English seisine, from Old French saisine, from seisir, to seize; see seize.]
sei·zin   (sē'zĭn)   
n.  Variant of seisin.
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Main Entry: seizin
variant of SEISIN
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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