- disseising
- dis·seise || ‚dɪ'siËz v. wrongfully seize property by force, dispossess
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disseise — or disseize transitive verb (disseised or disseized; disseising or disseizing) Etymology: Middle English disseisen, from Anglo French disseisir, dis + seisir to put in possession of more at seize Date: 14th century to deprive … New Collegiate Dictionary
disseisin — or disseizin noun Etymology: Middle English dysseysyne, from Anglo French disseisine, from disseisir Date: 14th century the act of disseising ; the state of being disseised … New Collegiate Dictionary
Charles I of Naples — Charles I King of Sicily, Naples, and Albania; Prince of Achaea; Count of Provence, Forcalquier, Anjou, and Maine Statue of Charles at the Royal Palace, Naples … Wikipedia
disseisin — noun a) The act of disseising. The United States cannot acquire jurisdiction tortiously or by disseisin of the state, or by occupancy with merely the tacit consent of the state. b) The act of depriving one of land or chattels … Wiktionary
disseisin — dis·sei·sin or dis·sei·zin /di sēz ən/ n [Anglo French disseisine, from Old French dessaisine, from dessaisir to dispossess see disseise]: the act of disseising: the state of being disseised Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… … Law dictionary
disseise — /dɪsˈsiz/ (say dis seez) verb (t) (disseised, disseising) to deprive (a person) of seisin, or of the possession, of a freehold interest in land, especially wrongfully or by force; oust. Also, disseize. {Middle English disseyse(n), from Anglo… …
