1. the wrongful dispossession of someone from their land or property
Usage: legal; archaic

Examples

• The medieval lord was accused of disseisin against the peasant farmers.
• Legal records from the 13th century document numerous cases of disseisin.
• The court ruled that the disseisin was unlawful and ordered restoration of the property.
• Historical texts describe disseisin as a common form of land dispute in feudal times.
• The plaintiff sought damages for the disseisin of his ancestral estate.