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disseize

dis·seize [ diss sz ] (past and past participle dis·seized, present participle dis·seiz·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·seiz·es)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
deprive of land: to deprive somebody wrongfully of possession of land

[14th century. < Anglo-Norman disseisir, variant of Old French dessaisir "dispossess" < saisir (see seize)]

dis·sei·sor noun
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