Category:Seizin

Sei"zin, n. Etym: [f. saisine. See seize.]

1. (law)

Defn: 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 Of law. In some of the united states seizin means merely ownership. Burrill.

2. The act of taking possession. [obs.]

3. The thing possessed; property. Sir m. Halle.

Note: commonly spelt by writers on law seisin. Livery of seizin. (eng. Law) see note under livery, 1.