disseised
/dɪˈsiːzd/
verb
- Past tense of disseise; wrongfully deprived someone of land or property.
- The king disseised the nobleman of his estate as punishment.
- The landlord disseised the tenant by changing the locks without notice.
- They were disseised of their property during the war.
adjective
- Describing a person who has been wrongfully deprived of land or property.
- The disseised family had nowhere to go after being forced out.
- The disseised farmer filed a complaint with the court.
- The lawyer represented the disseised landowners in the trial.
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