disseizin

(dis sē′zin)

noun

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

Origin: ME disseisine < OFr dessaisine < dessaisir

See disseizin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also dis·sei·sin

noun
Law

Wrongful dispossession of one in the possession of real property.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English disseisine

Origin: , from Anglo-Norman

Origin: , variant of Old French dessaisine

Origin: : des-, dis-

Origin: + seisine, seisin; see seisin

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