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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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
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 Hunt, William
These are your only true weapons, Sir Ralph—your writs of entry, assise, and right—your pleas of novel disseisin, post-disseisin, and re-disseisin—your remitters, your præcipes, your pones, and your recordari faciases.
From The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest by Ainsworth, William Harrison
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 Vinogradoff, Paul
In this action, known as an action of disseisin or ejectment, both possession of the land and damages may be recovered.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
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