habere facias seisinam
habere facias seisinam (h[schwa]-beer-ee fay-shee-[schwa]s see-zi-n[ schwa]m), n. [Law Latin “that you cause to have seisin”] Hist. A writ of execution commanding the sheriff to give the applicant seisin of the recovered land. • This writ was the proper process for giving seisin of a freehold, as distinguished from giving only a chattel interest in […]
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