Definition of disseisin in English:

disseisin

(also disseizin)

noun dɪ(s)ˈsiːzɪn

mass nounLaw historical

The seizure of land belonging to someone else.
inquiries by the sheriff or the justices on questions of disseisin of land
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1223 he was convicted of disseisin at Thoresway itself.
- During Stephen's reign tenants faced the prospect of disseisin through the territorial disputes of magnates.
- In its denunciation of unlawful disseisin and its mixture of fiction with historical figures and real events, this episode is reminiscent of Fouke Le FitzWaryn.
- From 1833,old notions of adverse possession, disseisin or ouster from possession should not have formed part of judicial decisions.
- The juries under the Grand Assize replied under oath to inquiries by the sheriff or the justices on questions relating to right to land or questions of disseisin of land.
Synonyms
confiscation, impounding, commandeering, requisitioning, appropriation, expropriation, sequestration

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French dessaisine, from dis- + seisin.

词汇	disseisin
释义	Definition of disseisin in English: disseisin (also disseizin) noun dɪ(s)ˈsiːzɪn mass nounLaw historical The seizure of land belonging to someone else. inquiries by the sheriff or the justices on questions of disseisin of land Example sentencesExamples In 1223 he was convicted of disseisin at Thoresway itself. During Stephen's reign tenants faced the prospect of disseisin through the territorial disputes of magnates. In its denunciation of unlawful disseisin and its mixture of fiction with historical figures and real events, this episode is reminiscent of Fouke Le FitzWaryn. From 1833,old notions of adverse possession, disseisin or ouster from possession should not have formed part of judicial decisions. The juries under the Grand Assize replied under oath to inquiries by the sheriff or the justices on questions relating to right to land or questions of disseisin of land. Synonyms confiscation, impounding, commandeering, requisitioning, appropriation, expropriation, sequestration Origin Late Middle English: from Old French dessaisine, from dis- + seisin.
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