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sei·zure

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–noun

1.	the act or an instance of seizing.

2.	the state of being seized.

3.	a taking possession of an item, property, or person legally or by force.

4.	a sudden attack, as of epilepsy or some other disease.

[Origin: 1475–85; seize + -ure

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n.

The act or an instance of seizing or the condition of being seized.
A sudden attack, spasm, or convulsion, as in epilepsy or another disorder.
A sudden onset or sensation of feeling or emotion.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
seizure

"act of seizing," 1482, from seize (q.v.). Meaning "sudden attack of illness" is attested from 1779.

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seizure
noun
1.	a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure"
2.	the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property [syn: capture]
3.	the act of taking of a person by force [syn: capture]
4.	the taking possession of something by legal process

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈseizure [-ʒə] noun

the act of seizing
Example: seizure of property

Arabic:	إستيلاء، حَجْز، قَبْض عَلى
Chinese (Simplified):	查获
Chinese (Traditional):	查獲
Czech:	uchvácení
Danish:	konfiskering; beslaglæggelse
Dutch:	beslaglegging
Estonian:	konfiskeerimine
Finnish:	takavarikko
French:	saisie
German:	die Beschlagnahme
Greek:	αρπαγή, κατάσχεση
Hungarian:	lefoglalás
Icelandic:	aðför
Indonesian:	penyitaan
Italian:	confisca

Japanese:	差し押え
Korean:	몰수(물)
Latvian:	konfiskācija; sagrābšana; (pilsētas) ieņemšana
Lithuanian:	konfiskavimas
Norwegian:	pågripelse, beslagleggelse
Polish:	konfiskata, zajęcie
Portuguese (Brazil):	apreensão
Portuguese (Portugal):	apreensão
Romanian:	acaparare, confiscare
Russian:	захват; конфискация
Slovak:	uchvátenie
Slovenian:	zaplemba
Spanish:	incautación, embargo
Swedish:	beslagtagande
Turkish:	el koyma, haciz

See also: seize, seize on, seize up

The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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A sudden episode of transient neurologic symptoms such as involuntary muscle movements, sensory disturbances and altered consciousness. A seizure is caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain, which is often diagnosed on an electroencephalogram. See also epilepsy.

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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

seizure sei·zure (sē'zhər)
n.
A sudden attack, spasm, or convulsion, as in epilepsy.

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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: sei·zure
Pronunciation: 'sE-zh&r
Function: noun
: a sudden attack (as of disease) seizure>

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: sei·zure
Pronunciation: 'sE-zh&r
Function: noun
: the act, fact, or process of seizing: as a : the seizing of property thatinvolves meaningful interference with a person's possessory interest in it <seizure of evidence found in plain view> —see also STOP —compare SEARCH
NOTE: The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right against unreasonable searches and seizures. It requires that a warrant may issue only upon probable cause, and that thewarrant particularly describe the persons or things to be seized. Not all seizures, however, require a warrant. A seizure that constitutes an arrest requires probable cause to be reasonable, and a stopusually requires reasonable suspicion of the particular person or persons stopped, although stops like those at drunk driving checkpoints may be justified by a plan that places explicit and neutrallimitations on the conduct of police officers with no requirement of individualized suspicion.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Seizure

Sei"zure\, n. 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.

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