wrongfully dispossess
1dispossess — v. a. 1. Deprive, divest, strip. 2. Dislodge, eject, oust, drive out. 3. (Law.) Disseize, oust, wrongfully dispossess …
2disseise — dis·seise or dis·seize /dis sēz/ vt dis·seised or dis·seized, dis·seis·ing, or, dis·seiz·ing [Anglo French disseisir to dispossess, from Old French dessaisir, from des , prefix marking reversal + saisir to put in possession of]: to deprive of… …
3dis|seize — «dihs SEEZ», transitive verb, seized, seiz|ing. Law. 1. to deprive (a person) of possession wrongfully or by force. 2. to dispossess; oust. ╂[< Anglo French disseisir, Old French dessaisir dispossess < des away, un (< Latin …
4disseise — Disseize Dis*seize , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disseized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disseizing}.] [Pref. dis + seize: cf. F. dessaisir.] (Law) To deprive of seizin or possession; to dispossess or oust wrongfully (one in freehold possession of land); followed… …
5Disseize — Dis*seize , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disseized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disseizing}.] [Pref. dis + seize: cf. F. dessaisir.] (Law) To deprive of seizin or possession; to dispossess or oust wrongfully (one in freehold possession of land); followed by of; as …
6Disseized — Disseize Dis*seize , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disseized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disseizing}.] [Pref. dis + seize: cf. F. dessaisir.] (Law) To deprive of seizin or possession; to dispossess or oust wrongfully (one in freehold possession of land); followed… …
7Disseizing — Disseize Dis*seize , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disseized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disseizing}.] [Pref. dis + seize: cf. F. dessaisir.] (Law) To deprive of seizin or possession; to dispossess or oust wrongfully (one in freehold possession of land); followed… …
8disseise — or disseize transitive verb (disseised or disseized; disseising or disseizing) Etymology: Middle English disseisen, from Anglo French disseisir, dis + seisir to put in possession of more at seize Date: 14th century to deprive …
9disseise — dis·seise || ‚dɪ siËz v. wrongfully seize property by force, dispossess …
10disseised — dis·seise || ‚dɪ siËz v. wrongfully seize property by force, dispossess …