noun
- Plural of disseizin; unlawful dispossession of a person from the possession of land or property, especially in feudal or medieval law.
Usage: archaic; legal history; chiefly British
Examples
- The court heard multiple complaints of disseizins committed against tenants during the feudal period.
- Medieval records document numerous disseizins of noble estates following the succession dispute.
- The law provided remedies for victims of disseizins through writs of replevin.
- Disseizins were serious offenses that could result in forfeiture of the offender's own lands.