seizin in law

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• seizin — var of seisin Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. seizin …   Law dictionary

• Seizin — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• seizin — [sē′zin] n. [ME seisine < OFr saisine < saisir: see SEIZE] Law legal possession, esp. of a freehold state …   English World dictionary

• Livery of seizin — Seizin 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• actual seizin — Seizin in fact, or seizin in deed, as distinguished from seizin in law, which is merely the right of an heir to the possession of the land descended when there is no adverse possession. See 23 Am J2d Dese & D § 23 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• seizin — /see zin/, n. Law. 1. (originally) possession of either land or chattel. 2. the kind of possession or right to possession characteristic of estates of freehold. Also, seisin. [1250 1300; ME < OF saisine, equiv. to sais(ir) to SEIZE + ine INE2] *… …   Universalium

• seizin — sei·zin || sɪːzɪn n. possession, ownership; ownership of a freehold estate (Law) …   English contemporary dictionary

• Primer seizin — Primer Prim er, a. [OF. primer, primier, premier, F. premier. See {Premier}.] First; original; primary. [Obs.] The primer English kings. Drayton. [1913 Webster] {Primer fine} (O. Eng. Law), a fine due to the king on the writ or commencement of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• livery of seizin — Livery Liv er*y, n.; pl. {Liveries}. [OE. livere, F. livr[ e]e, formerly, a gift of clothes made by the master to his servants, prop., a thing delivered, fr. livrer to deliver, L. liberare to set free, in LL., to deliver up. See {Liberate}.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• livery in law — Livery Liv er*y, n.; pl. {Liveries}. [OE. livere, F. livr[ e]e, formerly, a gift of clothes made by the master to his servants, prop., a thing delivered, fr. livrer to deliver, L. liberare to set free, in LL., to deliver up. See {Liberate}.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• List of law topics (F-M) — NOTOC Law [From Old English lagu something laid down or fixed ; legal comes from Latin legalis , from lex law , statute ( [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=law searchmode=none Law] , Online Etymology Dictionary; [http://www.m… …   Wikipedia