disseisin

American  

[dis-see-zin] / dɪsˈsi zɪn /

Sometimes disseizin

noun

Law.

1. the act of disseising.

2. the state of being disseized.

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disseisin British  

/ dɪsˈsiːzɪn /

noun

1. the act of disseising or state of being disseised

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Etymology

Origin of disseisin

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English disseisine, from Anglo-French; see dis- ¹, seisin

Example Sentences

Assize of novel disseisin was an action to recover lands of which the plaintiff had been “disseised” or dispossessed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

Comparative peace having been restored, and the judicial bench purged of feudal partisans, private persons ventured to complain of outrageous acts of "novel disseisin", or unlawful appropriation of men's lands.

From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by Hunt, William

Rent was treated in early law as a real right, of which a disseisin was possible, and for which a possessory action could be brought.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

When it pleased the lord afterwards to eject the tenant, this latter actually brought an assize of novel disseisin and recovered possession.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

For you very well know, that they would be correct, Mr. Fish being in peaceable possession of the premises, whether he were so by seisin or disseisin, by right or by wrong.

From Indian Nullification of the Unconstitutional Laws of Massachusetts Relative to the Marshpee Tribe Or, the Pretended Riot Explained by Apess, William