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disseized
Variant of disseize
disseize
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dis·seize (dis sēz′)
transitive verb disseized -·seized′, disseizing -·seiz′·ing
Law to deprive wrongfully of real property; dispossess unlawfully
also spelled disseise dis·seise′
Etymology: ME disseisen < Anglo-Fr disseisir < OFr dessaisir: see dis- & seize
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