Assize of novel disseisin
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In English law, the Assize of novel disseisin ("recent dispossession") was an action to recover lands of which the plaintiff had been disseised, or dispossessed. The action became extremely popular due to its expediency. Rather than dealing with the issue of lawful possession, it simply asked whether a dispossession had taken place, in which case the property was restored to the plaintiff, and the question of true ownership was dealt with later.
It was one of the so-called "petty assizes" established by the Assize of Clarendon by Henry II in 1166. Like the other two assizes, it was abolished in 1833.[1]
See also
Further reading
- Sutherland, Donald W. The Assize of Novel Disseisin. Oxford University PresS. 21 June 1973. ISBN 0198224109.
- Frederick, Sir Pollock and Frederic William Maitland. The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I]. 2nd edition. 30 Sept 1996. ISBN 1886363226.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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- 1166 in England
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novel disseisin — See assize or assise (assize of novel disseisin) … Black's law dictionary
novel disseisin — See assize or assise (assize of novel disseisin) … Black's law dictionary
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Novel Disseisin — ♦ Action concerning recent dispossession of land unjustly and without judgement. (Sayles, George O. The King s Parliament of England, 145) Related terms: Assize, Disseisin, Mort d Ancestor, Seisin … Medieval glossary
novel disseisin — New or recent disseisin,–a writ of assize which lay to recover land of which the demandant had been recently seised. See 3 Bl Comm 187 … Ballentine's law dictionary
assize — assize, or assise (obsolete) /asayz/ An ancient species of court, consisting of a certain number of men, usually twelve, who were summoned together to try a disputed cause, performing the functions of a jury, except that they gave a verdict from… … Black's law dictionary
assize, or assise — (obsolete) /asayz/ An ancient species of court, consisting of a certain number of men, usually twelve, who were summoned together to try a disputed cause, performing the functions of a jury, except that they gave a verdict from their own… … Black's law dictionary
assize — assize, or assise (obsolete) /asayz/ An ancient species of court, consisting of a certain number of men, usually twelve, who were summoned together to try a disputed cause, performing the functions of a jury, except that they gave a verdict from… … Black's law dictionary
assize, or assise — (obsolete) /asayz/ An ancient species of court, consisting of a certain number of men, usually twelve, who were summoned together to try a disputed cause, performing the functions of a jury, except that they gave a verdict from their own… … Black's law dictionary
