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Seizin
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What's The Definition Of Seizin?Synonyms | Synonyms for Seizin: Related Terms | Find terms related to Seizin: See Also | Seizin In Webster's Dictionary \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 of law. In some of the
United States seizin means merely ownership. --Burrill.
2. The act of taking possession. [Obs.]
3. The thing possessed; property. --Sir M. Halle.
Note: Commonly spelt by writers on law seisin.
{Livery of seizin}. (Eng. Law) See Note under {Livery}, 1.
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