disseise
- noun
- Archaic
:
desposesión
- The law protected individuals from unlawful disseise of their property.
Examples
-
In medieval times, disseise was a common cause of disputes among landowners.
-
The sudden disseise of the tenant led to a lengthy court battle.
-
The disseise of the property was illegal.
-
The court ruled against the disseise of the land.
-
The law protected individuals from unlawful disseise of their property.
-
In medieval times, disseise was a common cause of disputes among landowners.
-
The sudden disseise of the tenant led to a lengthy court battle.
Synonyms
3
8.2
A legal loss of land, property or other things someone owns
3
9.1
The taking of private land by the government to use for a public project
Taking something away from the person who owns or uses it
The forceful taking of things like money, land or trees that causes damage
Violent stealing and damage of things from a place
A violent taking of valuable things from a place like a temple or forest
How Serious
- Archaic
- Specialized
3
8.2
45
4.9
8
6.9
22
4.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disseise comes from the part dis- meaning 'away' and the same root as seize meaning 'take', so it literally means 'taking away' someone's possession. That's why a disseise is the unlawful act of depriving someone of land or property.