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Reseize
Pronunciation : Re*seize" (r-sz")
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Pref. re- + seize: cf. F. ressaisir.]
Definition : 1. To seize again, or a second time.
2. To put in possession again; to reinstate. And then therein [in his kingdom] reseized was again. Spenser.
3. (Law)
Defn: To take possession of, as lands and tenements which have been disseized. The sheriff is commanded to reseize the land and all the chattels thereon, and keep the same in his custody till the arrival of the justices of assize. Blackstone.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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