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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesseisaina
Pronunciation / Transliteration: seiˈsajna
"La posesión legal de la propiedad fue establecida formalmente."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The legal possession of land or real property under a freehold estate.
"The historic deed confirmed his seisin of the manor and all its appurtenant rights." - 2
Historically, the formal possession of a feudal fief or office.
"Investiture of seisin was required to formally transfer the estate to the vassal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'seisine', meaning possession or holding, originating from the verb 'saisir' (to seize or take possession of). Entering Middle English in the legal terminology of the feudal era, it originally denoted the legal possession of a feudal fief or land, maintaining its specialized real property context into modern Anglo-American jurisprudence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Seisin" is said worldwide
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saisine
Transliteration: sɛ.zin
"La saisine de la juridiction compétente est une étape obligatoire."
Besitz
Transliteration: bəˈzɪts
"Der rechtmäßige Besitz des Grundstücks wurde im Grundbuch eingetragen."
possesso
Transliteration: posˈsɛs.so
"Il legittimo possesso del bene immobile è stato provato in tribunale."
seisaina
Transliteration: seiˈsajna
"La posesión legal de la propiedad fue establecida formalmente."
posse
Transliteration: ˈpɔ.si
"A posse legal do imóvel foi transferida para o novo proprietário."
कब्ज़ा
Transliteration: kabza
"संपत्ति का कानूनी कब्ज़ा उसके पास था।"
合法占有
Transliteration: héfǎ zhànyǒu
"他通过契约获得了该地产的合法占有权。"
점유
Transliteration: jeom-yu
"그는 해당 부동산에 대한 적법한 점유권을 주장했다."
占有
Transliteration: senyū
"その土地に対する法的占有権が確認された。"
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