dis·seize also dis·seise (dĭs-sēz′) tr.v. dis·seized ,
dis·seiz·ing ,
dis·seiz·es also
dis·seised or
dis·seis·ing or
dis·seis·es Law To remove (a party) wrongly from real property that is lawfully possessed.
[Middle English disseisen , from Anglo-Norman disseisir , variant of Old French dessaisir : des- , dis- + saisir , to seize ; see seize .]
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dis•seize (dɪsˈsiz) v.t. -seized, -seiz•ing. to deprive (a person) of the possession of land, esp. wrongfully or by force.
[1250–1300;
disseisen < Anglo-French
disseisir =
dis- dis -
1 +
seisir to
seize ]
dis•sei′zor, n.
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disseize Past participle: disseizedGerund: disseizingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative disseize disseize
Present I disseize you disseize he/she/it disseizes we disseize you disseize they disseize
Preterite I disseized you disseized he/she/it disseized we disseized you disseized they disseized
Present Continuous I am disseizing you are disseizing he/she/it is disseizing we are disseizing you are disseizing they are disseizing
Present Perfect I have disseized you have disseized he/she/it has disseized we have disseized you have disseized they have disseized
Past Continuous I was disseizing you were disseizing he/she/it was disseizing we were disseizing you were disseizing they were disseizing
Past Perfect I had disseized you had disseized he/she/it had disseized we had disseized you had disseized they had disseized
Future I will disseize you will disseize he/she/it will disseize we will disseize you will disseize they will disseize
Future Perfect I will have disseized you will have disseized he/she/it will have disseized we will have disseized you will have disseized they will have disseized
Future Continuous I will be disseizing you will be disseizing he/she/it will be disseizing we will be disseizing you will be disseizing they will be disseizing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been disseizing you have been disseizing he/she/it has been disseizing we have been disseizing you have been disseizing they have been disseizing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been disseizing you will have been disseizing he/she/it will have been disseizing we will have been disseizing you will have been disseizing they will have been disseizing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been disseizing you had been disseizing he/she/it had been disseizing we had been disseizing you had been disseizing they had been disseizing
Conditional I would disseize you would disseize he/she/it would disseize we would disseize you would disseize they would disseize
Past Conditional I would have disseized you would have disseized he/she/it would have disseized we would have disseized you would have disseized they would have disseized
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