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Definition of Seizin
1. n. 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.
Definition of Seizin
1. Noun. (alternative form of seisin) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Seizin
1. legal possession of land [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Seizin
Literary usage of Seizin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Supreme Court Reports by United States Supreme Court, Walter Malins Rose, Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, LEXIS Law Publishing (1901)
"There are cases in which there is a constructive seizin in deed, ... 39 a, it is
said that an entry is not always necessary to give a seizin in deed; ..."
2. A General Abridgment and Digest of American Law: With Occasional Notes and by Nathan Dane (1824)
"26,1750, 2 Wils 166, to commence from the day of the date thereof, and seizin
167> was delivered by attorney to the pit's, lessor, May 28, 1751. ..."
3. A Treatise on the Law of Dower by Charles Harvey Scribner (1867)
"Nature and incidents of seizin. tV-ll. seizin in the United States. 12-15.
Mere right of entry insufficient Jo give dower nt common Inw. \ 27. ..."
4. A Treatise on the Action of Ejectment and Concurrent Remedies for the by Martin L. Newell (1892)
"seizin—Tl:e Term Defined.—The term seizin denotes the possession of a freehold
estate. Originally the term was used in contradiction to that precarious kind ..."
5. Commentaries on the Law of Contracts: Being a Consideration of the Nature ...by William Frederick Elliott by William Frederick Elliott (1913)
"Stated more fully and completely, the rule is that when personal covenants are
connected with the sweeping covenant of warranty, and the covenant of seizin ..."
6. A Practical Treatise on Abstracts and Examinations of Title to Real Property by George William Warvelle (1921)
"Inheritance as Dependent upon seizin. It was a primal rule of the common law that
no person could inherit real estate, unless he was heir to the person last ..."
7. A Practical Treatise on Abstracts and Examinations of Title to Real Property by George William Warvelle (1907)
"Inheritance as Dependent upon seizin. It was a primal rule of the common law that
no person could inherit real estate, unless he was heir to the person last ..."
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