Definition of Disseizin. Meaning of Disseizin. Synonyms of Disseizin

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Definition of Disseizin

Disseizin
Disseizin Dis*sei"zin, n. [OF. dessaisine.] (Law) The act of disseizing; an unlawful dispossessing and ouster of a person actually seized of the freehold. [Written also disseisin.] --Blackstone.

Meaning of Disseizin from wikipedia

- In English law, the ****ize of novel disseisin ("recent dispossession"; /dɪsˈsiːzɪn/) was an action to recover lands of which the plaintiff had been disseised...
- Justice, of all manner of pleas, as well of the Crown as of ****ize, Novel Disseizin, Mort d'Ancestor, Juris Utrum, Certifications, and Attaints, and other...
- jurisdiction in these matters, but many exceptions occurred. In 1250, pleas of disseizin of tenements in the City of London were handed over to the mayor's court...