disseizor
/dɪˈsizər/
noun
- A person who wrongfully takes possession of someone else's property or land.
- In medieval law, a disseizor could be forced to return the land through a legal writ.
- The court ruled that the disseizor had no legal claim to the estate and must pay damages.
- The disseizor claimed the abandoned farm as his own, but the original owner returned to prove his rights.
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