tr.v. dis·seized, dis·seiz·ing, dis·seiz·es also dis·seised or dis·seis·ing or dis·seis·es Law To remove (a party) wrongly from real property that is lawfully possessed. [Middle English disseisen, from Anglo-Norman disseisir, variant of Old French dessaisir : des-, dis- + saisir, to seize; see SEIZE.] |
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