Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Seise
vb. To invest with seisin or establish as a holder in fee simple; to put in possession <he became seised of half a section of farmland near Tulia>.
covenant to stand seised
Hist. A covenant to convey land to a relative. 0 This covenant could not be used to convey land to a stranger; the only consideration that supports the covenant is the relationship by blood or marriage.
disseise
ub. To wrongfully deprive (a person) of the freehold possession of property.
disseisee
A person who is wrongfully deprived of the freehold possession of property. - Also termed disseisitus.
reseiser
Hist. The taking of lands by the monarch in a case in which a general livery or ouster le main was previously misused.
standing seised to uses
Holding title for the benefit or use of another, such as a relative in consideration of blood or marriage. ( A covenant to stand seised to uses is a type of conveyance that depends on the Statute of Uses for its effect. - Often shortened to seised to uses. See STATUTE OF USES.