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Simple English definitions for legal terms
post disseisina
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A quick definition of post disseisina:
Post Disseisina: A legal term that refers to a writ used to recover land by someone who had previously won a case against a person who had taken their land, but was then taken again by the same person. It is a way for the original owner to regain their property after being wrongfully dispossessed.
A more thorough explanation:
Definition: Post disseisina is a legal term that refers to a writ used to recover land by a person who had previously recovered the land from a disseisor by a praecipe quod reddat or on a default or reddition, but who was again disseised by the same disseisor.
Example: John sued Tom for the recovery of his land, which Tom had taken from him by force. John won the case and got his land back. However, Tom again took the land from John by force. In this case, John can use the post disseisina writ to recover his land again.
The example illustrates how post disseisina is used to recover land that has been taken by force by the same person who had previously taken it and was sued for it.