disseisin
/dɪ(s)ˈsiːzɪn
/(also disseizin)
noun [mass noun] Law, historical
The seizure of land belonging to someone else: inquiries by the sheriff or the justices on questions of disseisin of land...
- 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.
- In 1223 he was convicted of disseisin at Thoresway itself.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French dessaisine, from dis- + seisin.