disseisin

disseisin
/dasiyzan/ Dispossession; a deprivation of possession; a privation of seisin; a usurpation of the right of seisin and possession, and an exercise of such powers and privileges of ownership as to keep out or displace him to whom these rightfully belong. It is a wrongful putting out of him that is seised of the freehold, not, as in abatement or intrusion, a wrongful entry, where the possession was vacant, but an attack upon him who is in actual possession, and turning him out. It is an ouster from a freehold in deed, as abatement and intrusion are ousters in law. When one man invades the possession of another, and by force or surprise turns him out of the occupation of his lands, this is termed a "disseisin," being a deprivation of that actual seisin or corporal possession of the freehold which the tenant before enjoyed. In other words, a disseisin is said to be when one enters intending to usurp the possession, and to oust another from the freehold. To constitute an entry a disseisin, there must be an ouster of the freehold, either by taking the profits or by claiming the inheritance. Equitable disseisin is where a person is wrongfully deprived of the equitable seisin of land, e.g., of the rents and profits. Disseisin by election is where a person alleges or admits himself to be disseised when he has not really been so

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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  • disseisin — Disseizin Dis*sei zin, n. [OF. dessaisine.] (Law) The act of disseizing; an unlawful dispossessing and ouster of a person actually seized of the freehold. [Written also {disseisin}.] Blackstone. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • disseisin — noun a) The act of disseising. The United States cannot acquire jurisdiction tortiously or by disseisin of the state, or by occupancy with merely the tacit consent of the state. b) The act of depriving one of land or chattels …   Wiktionary

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  • disseisin by election — A legal fiction under which an owner might elect to admit disseisin and consider himself disseised for the purpose of securing or availing himself of the remedy by action of novel disseisin against an adverse claimant; but if he did not elect to… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • disseisin — or disseizin noun Etymology: Middle English dysseysyne, from Anglo French disseisine, from disseisir Date: 14th century the act of disseising ; the state of being disseised …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Disseisin — The act of dispossessing someone of their goods. Cf. Distrain; Seisin …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • disseisin — dis·sei·sin· || ‚dɪ siːzɪn n. illegal seizure of another s property; state of being deprived of one s property …   English contemporary dictionary

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