1. to wrongfully deprive someone of the possession of real property
Usage: legal; archaic

Examples

• The lord attempted to disseise the tenant of his rightful lands.
• Medieval courts often heard cases where nobles would disseise peasants of their holdings.
• The legal action sought to remedy the unlawful attempt to disseise the plaintiff.
• Historical records show how powerful families would disseise weaker landowners through force.
• The statute protected tenants from being disseised without proper legal proceedings.