Thesaurus: seizure

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1. n. The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc.
2. n. Retention within one's grasp or power; hold; possession; ownership.
3. n. That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed.
4. n. a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
5. n. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
6. n. the act of taking of a person by force
7. n. the taking possession of something by legal process
8. 1. The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc. 2. Retention within one's grasp or power; hold; possession; ownership. Make o'er thy honor by a deed of trust, And give me seizure of the mighty wealth. Dryden. 3. That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed.
9. Sitting, as a lion or other beast. Sejant rampant, sitting withthe forefeet lifted up. Wright.
10. n:100 n. a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease n. the taking possession of something by legal process