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verb
To deprive of seisin or possession; to dispossess or oust wrongfully (one in freehold possession of land).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: law
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From dis- + seize: compare French dessaisir.
