Definition of Seizins

1. seizin [n] - See also: seizin

Lexicographical Neighbors of Seizins

seize upon
seize with teeth
seized
seized up
seized upon
seizer
seizers
seizes
seizes up
seizes upon
seizin
seizing
seizing up
seizing upon
seizings
seizins (current term)
seizor
seizors
seizure
seizure-alert dog
seizureless
seizurelike
seizures
sejant
sejeant
sejoin
sejoined
sejoining
sejoins
sejunct

Literary usage of Seizins

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A General Abridgment and Digest of American Law: With Occasional Notes and by Nathan Dane (1824)
"34, it is said, a pit. can no an. more support an action against several defts., having distinct seizins and titles, than he can against several defts. on ..."

2. The History of Ireland: From the Treaty of Limerick to the Present Time by John Mitchel (1869)
"One hour was to be allowed between seizins; the ramp of Lough- ... and one hour and a half between seizins; the artillery and surprising the Castle ..."

3. Forms of Practice, Or, American Precedents in Personal and Real Actions by Benjamin Lynde Oliver (1851)
"Both these seizins are seizins in deed. Where a man is in the actual possession or occupation of land himself, claiming a freehold, there can be no doubt ..."

4. The Statute Law of Ireland and England: Respecting Actions, Suits, and by William Elliot Hudson (1829)
"i will and otherwise made reason of wardships, liveries, primer-seizins, or held by knight service, ..."

5. Annals of Aberdeen: From the Reign of King William the Lion, to the End of by William Kennedy (1818)
"Many seizins have accordingly been recorded in these books, under the authority of the act; but the oldest minute book of these registrations only commences ..."

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