SEIZIN

SEIZIN. → (Of real property) → See LAND

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seizin|seisin. Seizin, or Seisin, n. the act of taking possession

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Sei″zin (?), n. [[F. saisine. See Seize.]] 1. 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 of law. In some of the United States seizin means merely ownership. Burrill.
2. 2. The act of taking possession.
3. 3. The thing possessed; property. Sir M. Halle.
☞ Commonly spelt by writers on law seisin. Livery of seizin. (Eng. Law) See Note under Livery, 1.