reseize

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reseize - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Reseize \Re*seize"\ (r?-s?z"), v. t. [Pref. re- + seize: cf. F.
     ressaisir.]
     1. To seize again, or a second time.
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     2. To put in possession again; to reinstate.
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              And then therein [in his kingdom] reseized was
              again.                                --Spenser.
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     3. (Law) To take possession of, as lands and tenements which
        have been disseized.
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              The sheriff is commanded to reseize the land and all
              the chattels thereon, and keep the same in his
              custody till the arrival of the justices of assize.
                                                    --Blackstone.
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