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disseise
[ dis-seez ]
/ dÉŖsĖsiz /
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verb (used with object), disĀ·seised, disĀ·seisĀ·ing.Law.
to deprive (a person) of seizin, or of the possession, of a freehold interest in land, especially wrongfully or by force; oust.
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Sometimes disĀ·seize .
Origin of disseise
OTHER WORDS FROM disseise
disĀ·seiĀ·sor, nounWords nearby disseise
dissave, disseat, dissect, dissected, dissection, disseise, disseisin, disseizee, disselboom, dissemblance, dissemble
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British Dictionary definitions for disseise
disseise
disseize
/ (dÉŖsĖsiĖz) /
verb
(tr) property law to deprive of seisin; wrongfully dispossess of a freehold interest in land
Derived forms of disseise
disseisor or disseizor, nounWord Origin for disseise
C14: from Anglo-Norman desseisir, from dis- 1 + seize
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