dessaisir

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.sɛ.ziʁ/ ~ /de.se.ziʁ/
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Verb

dessaisir

  1. (transitive + de) to disseize, dispossess, or deprive[1] of (the possession[2] or the administration of), (law) to withdraw from (an authority) (a case or proceedings)[3]
    • 1879, Questions de droit maritime, page 193:
      Même au cas invraisemblable où le vendeur aurait ignoré l’événement, il n’y aurait aucun motif pour qu’il profitât du hasard qui l’aurait dessaisi de la propriété du navire, avant l’assignation, si l’action était vraiment recevable et fondée.
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    • 1906, Décisions du Conseil de l'Ordre des Avocats près la Cour de Bruxelles, page 298:
      Une assignation devant le tribunal en paiement d’honoraires dessaisit le Conseil de la réclamation formée par le client.
      A summons before the court in payment of fees relieves the Council of the claim made by the client.
  2. (reflexive + de) to deprive one's self of, to give up[4] (the possession of), to relinquish, to part with,[5] to let go,[6] (law) to divest one's self of,[2] (of an authority) to relinquish jurisdiction in (a case or proceedings)[7]
    • 1843, Histoire du diocèse de Beauvais, page 390:
      Le roi fut donc instamment supplié de vouloir bien se dessaisir de l’administration de la ville et de l’évêché, et d’en remettre la direction aux deux fonctionnaires incarcérés, dont on réclamait l’élargissement.
      The king was thus urged to be good enough to relinquish administration of the city and the bishopric, and to hand over management to the two imprisoned officials whose release was being demanded.
    • 1885, Traité élémentaire d'organisation judiciaire, de compétence et de procédure en matière civile et commerciale, page 776:
      Les causes sont-elles reconnues ou contestées, sont-elles prouvées, le tribunal se dessaisit de l’affaire, la renvoie devant un autre tribunal ressortissant à la même Cour d’appel, ou quand une cour d’appel statue, devant l’une des trois cours les plus voisines.
      Whether the causes are recognized or contested, whether they are proven, the court divests itself of the matter and sends it back to a court within the Court of Appeals, or when a court of appeals rules, to one of the three closest courts.
    • 1907, Revue d'Histoire de Lyon, page 288:
      Les gardes nationales sédentaires ne se dessaisirent pas de leurs effets, et la ville dut pourvoir à l’habillement des hommes ainsi qu’à l’équipement de beaucoup d’officiers et de sergents.
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Conjugation

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

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