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Disseise

disseise


or
dis·seize
[dis-sēz]

vt
dis·seised or: dis·seized
dis·seis·ing or: dis·seiz·ing
[Anglo-French disseisir to dispossess, from Old French dessaisir, from des-, prefix marking reversal + saisir to put in possession of]
: to deprive of seisin wrongfully
: unjustly dispossess
dis·sei·sor [-sē-zər]
n



Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.

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