Seizin

[si:zin]

Definition

(n.) 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 of law. In some of the United States seizin means merely ownership.

(n.) The act of taking possession.

(n.) The thing possessed; property.

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Definition

n. the taking possession of an estate as of freehold: the thing possessed—the same as Sasine (q.v.).—n. Seiz′or one who takes legal possession.

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