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DISSEISIN

\dɪsˈe͡ɪsɪn], \dɪsˈe‍ɪsɪn], \d_ɪ_s_ˈeɪ_s_ɪ_n]\

Definitions of DISSEISIN

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An unlawful dispossessing of a person of his lands or tenements.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

(legal). Disseising, wrongful dispossession of real property. [old French]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

[Fr.] A deprivation of actual seisin (q.v.) by force or fraud, a turning out of an owner in actual possession of a freehold.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

An unlawful dispossessing a man of his land.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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