seizure (n.)

  1. a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; he suffered an epileptic seizure

    [ Syn: ictus , raptus ]

  2. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

    [ Syn: capture , gaining control ]

  3. the act of taking of a person by force

    [ Syn: capture ]

  4. the taking possession of something by legal process

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