disseisin

Variant of disseizin

disseizin definition

dis·sei·zin or disseisin dis·sei′·sin (dis sē′zin)

noun

Law a disseizing or being disseized; unlawful dispossession from real property

Etymology: ME disseisine < OFr dessaisine < dessaisir

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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