1. unlawfully deprives someone of possession of land or property
Usage: legal; archaic

Examples

• The court ruled that the landlord illegally disseizes tenants without proper notice.
• Historical records show how powerful nobles would disseize peasants of their holdings.
• The legal document accused him of attempting to disseize the rightful owner.
• Medieval law provided remedies when someone disseizes another of their estate.
• The plaintiff claimed the defendant disseizes him of valuable farmland.