disseisin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of disseisin
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English disseisine, from Anglo-French; see dis- 1, seisin
Example Sentences
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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
In the assize of novel disseisin, which which was a true possessory action, the defendant could always rely on his title.
From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
For the lease could not, and the reversion would not be likely to, go by disseisin.
From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
He who has possession of land, though it is by disseisin, has right against all men but against him who has right.
From Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III by Reilly, S. A.
Of course if a right had already been acquired before the disseisin different considerations would apply.
From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
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