Legal Term Dictionary

To dispossess; to deprive.

To dispossess; to deprive. Less...

One who is wrongfully put oout of possession of his lands; one who is disseised.

One who is wrongfully put oout of possession of his lands; one who is disseised. Less...

Dispossession; a deprivation of possession; a privation of seisin; a usurpation of the right of seisin and possession, and an exercise of such powers and privileges of ownership as to keep out or displace him to whom these rightfully belong. 3 Washb. Real Prop. 125; Probst v. Trustees, 129 TJ. More...

Dispossession; a deprivation of possession; a privation of seisin; a usurpation of the right of seisin and possession, and an exercise of such powers and privileges of ownership as to keep out or displace him to whom these rightfully belong. 3 Washb. Real Prop. 125; Probst v. Trustees, 129 TJ. S. 182, 9 Sup. Ct. 263, 32 L. Ed. 642; Bond v. O'Gara, 177 Mass. 139, 58 N. E. 275, 83 Am. St. Rep. 265 ; Moody v. Fleming, 4 Ga. 115, 48 Am. Dec. 210; Clapp v. Bromagbam, 9 Cow. (N. Y.) 553; Washburn v. Cutter, 17 Minn. 308 (Gil. 335). It Is a wrongful putting out of him that is seised of the freehold, not, as in abatement or intrusion, a wrongful entry, where the possession was vacant, but an attack upon him who is in actual possession, and turning him out. It is an ouster from a freehold in deed, as abatement and Intrusion are ousters in law. 3 Steph. Comm. 386. When one man invades the possession of another, and by force or surprise turns him out of the occupation of his lands, this is termed a "disseisin," being a deprivation of that actual seisin or corporal possession of the freehold which the tenant Defore enjoyed. In other words, a disseisin is said to be when one enters intending to usurp the possession, and to oust another from the freehold. To constitute an entry a disseisin, there must be an ouster of the freehold, either by taking the profits or by claiming the inheritance. Brown. According to the modern authorities, there seems to be no legal difference between the words "seisin" and "possession," although there Is a difference between the words "disseisin" and "dispossession;" the former meaning an estate gained by wrong and injury, whereas the latter may be by right or by wrong; the former denoting an ouster of the disseisee, or some act equivalent to it, whereas by the latter no such act is implied. Slater v. Rawson, 6 Mete. (Mass.) 439. Equitable disseisin is where a person is wrongfully deprived of the equitable seisin of land, e. p., of the rents and profits. 2 Merlv. 171; 2 Jac. A W. 166. Disseisin by election is where a person alleges or admits himself to be disseised when he has not really been so. Dlsselsiaam satis faeit, qui atl nom perntittit possessorem, Tel mlnns oom-mode, lioet on&nino non expellat. Co. Litt 881. He makes disseisin enough who does not permit the possessor to enjoy, or makes his enjoyment less beneficial, although he does not expel him altogether. Less...

A female disseisor; a disselsoress. Fleta, lib. 4, c 12, f 4.

A female disseisor; a disselsoress. Fleta, lib. 4, c 12, f 4. Less...

One who puts another out of the possession of his lands wrongfully.

One who puts another out of the possession of his lands wrongfully. Less...

A woman who unlawfully puts another out of his land.

A woman who unlawfully puts another out of his land. Less...

Lat. In the civil law. The mutual agreement of the parties to a simple contract obligation that it shall be dissolved or annulled; technically, an undoing of the consensus which created the obligation. Mackeld. Rom. Law, | 541.

Lat. In the civil law. The mutual agreement of the parties to a simple contract obligation that it shall be dissolved or annulled; technically, an undoing of the consensus which created the obligation. Mackeld. Rom. Law, | 541. Less...

Contrariety of opinion; refusal to agree with something already stated or adjudged or to an act previously performed. The term Is most commonly used In American law to denote the explicit disagreement of one or more judges of a court with the decision passed by the majority upon a case More...

Contrariety of opinion; refusal to agree with something already stated or adjudged or to an act previously performed. The term Is most commonly used In American law to denote the explicit disagreement of one or more judges of a court with the decision passed by the majority upon a case before them. In such event, the non-concurring Judge is reported as "dissenting." -Dissenting opinion. The opinion in which a judge announces his dissent from the conclusions held by the majority of the court, and expounds his own views. Less...

Protestant seceders from the established church of England. They are of many denominations, principally Presbyterians, Independents, Methodists, and Baptists; but, as to church government, the Baptists are Independents.

Protestant seceders from the established church of England. They are of many denominations, principally Presbyterians, Independents, Methodists, and Baptists; but, as to church government, the Baptists are Independents. Less...

In old law. To break open a seal. Whishaw. Dissintilinm disslmilis est ratio. Co. Litt. 191. Of dissimilars the rule is dissimilar. Dissimnlatione tollitnr injuria. An injury is extinguished by the forgiveness or reconcilement of the party injured. Ersk. Inst 4, 4, 108.

In old law. To break open a seal. Whishaw. Dissintilinm disslmilis est ratio. Co. Litt. 191. Of dissimilars the rule is dissimilar. Dissimnlatione tollitnr injuria. An injury is extinguished by the forgiveness or reconcilement of the party injured. Ersk. Inst 4, 4, 108. Less...