Seizure

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act or an instance of seizing or the condition of being seized.
  • n. A sudden attack, spasm, or convulsion, as in epilepsy or another disorder.
  • n. A sudden onset or sensation of feeling or emotion.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.
  • n. A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).
  • n. A sudden onset of pain or emotion.
  • n. retention within one's grasp or power; possession; ownership
  • n. That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession
  • n. Retention within one's grasp or power; hold; possession; ownership.
  • n. That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of seizing; the act of taking or laying hold; a taking possession, either legally or by force: as, the seizure of smuggled goods by revenue officers; seizure of arms by a mob.
  • n. The fact of being seized or in possession of anything; possession; hold.
  • n. The thing seized; the thing taken hold or possession of.
  • n. A sudden onset or attack, as of some malady, emotion, panic, or the like; a spell; a turn.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
  • n. the taking possession of something by legal process
  • n. the act of taking of a person by force
  • n. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
  • Cross Reference
    catch    capture    perception    understanding    use    usurpation    gripe   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    hold    possession    ownership   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    leisure   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    convulsion    capture    arrest    paralysis    confiscation    epilepsy    spasm    illness    destruction    headache