SAISIE-FORAINE.
\sˈe͡ɪsifˈɔːɹe͡ɪn], \sˈeɪsifˈɔːɹeɪn], \s_ˈeɪ_s_i_f_ˈɔː_ɹ_eɪ_n]\
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A term used in Louisiana and in the French law; this is a permission given by the proper judicial officer, to authorize a creditor to seize the property of his debtor in the district which he inhabits. Dall. Dict. h. t. It has the effect of an attachment of property, which is applied to the payment of the debt due.
By John Bouvier
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