Disseisin by election

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Disseisin by election

Dictionary: 
Ballentine's Law Dictionary

A legal fiction whereby the owner admitted disseisin that he might sue an adverse claimant. See 2 Wend. (N. Y.) 166, 19 Am. Dec. 571.

Author: 
James A. Ballentine
Publisher: 
The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Year Published: 
1916
Copyright Year: 
1916
Copyright Holder: 
Bancroft-Whitney Company
Genre: 
Law Dictionary