disseisin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of disseisin
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English disseisine, from Anglo-French; see dis- 1, seisin
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Sixteen acts of novel disseisin were proved against Falkes de Bréauté.
From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by William Hunt
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 Oliver Wendell Holmes
It is an assize of novel disseisin brought by a certain William the son of Henry against his lord Bartholomew the son of Eustace.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff
For the lease could not, and the reversion would not be likely to, go by disseisin.
From The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes
We even find in the Mirror that the villains ought to have the assise of novel disseisin as a remedy in case of dispossession.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff
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