seizin

seizin
Same as seisin.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • Seizin — Sei zin, n. [F. saisine. See {Seize}.] 1. (Law) Possession; possession of an estate of froehold. It may be either in deed or in law; the former when there is actual possession, the latter when there is a right to such possession by construction… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • seizin — var of seisin Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. seizin …   Law dictionary

  • seizin — seizin; dis·seizin; …   English syllables

  • seizin — [sē′zin] n. [ME seisine < OFr saisine < saisir: see SEIZE] Law legal possession, esp. of a freehold state …   English World dictionary

  • Seizin Press — The Seizin Press was a small press, founded in 1927 by Laura Riding and Robert Graves in London. From 1930 to 1937 it operated out of Majorca.Besides work by Graves and Riding, it published Gertrude Stein, Len Lye and James Reeves. It ceased on… …   Wikipedia

  • seizin — noun see seisin …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • seizin — /see zin/, n. Law. 1. (originally) possession of either land or chattel. 2. the kind of possession or right to possession characteristic of estates of freehold. Also, seisin. [1250 1300; ME < OF saisine, equiv. to sais(ir) to SEIZE + ine INE2] *… …   Universalium

  • seizin — sei·zin || sɪːzɪn n. possession, ownership; ownership of a freehold estate (Law) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • seizin — noun variant spelling of seisin …   English new terms dictionary

  • seizin — sei•zin [[t]ˈsi zɪn[/t]] n. seisin …   From formal English to slang

  • seizin — /ˈsizən/ (say seezuhn) noun → seisin …  

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