seise
Verb

seise (seises, present participle seising; past and past participle seised)

  1. (transitive, legal) To vest ownership of a freehold estate in (someone).
  2. (transitive, with of, legal) To put in possession.
    • 2011, Article 3 section 7, Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011, Official Journal of the European Union L 55/15
      Where the appeal committee is seised, it shall meet at the earliest 14 days, except in duly justified cases, and at the latest 6 weeks, after the date of referral.
  3. (dated) To seize.
Synonyms
  • ((with of) to put in possession) possess



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