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seizure

[see-zher]

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noun

the act or an instance of seizing.

the state of being seized.

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

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

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Origin:
1475–85; seize + -ure

Related forms

non·sei·zure, noun

re·sei·zure, noun

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Example Sentences

The type of seizure depends on the part of the brain affected and cause of epilepsy.

She often has more than one seizure a day, mostly at night.

In a news release the following day, the school blamed the closure on the seizure of its bank accounts by its major lender.

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The type of seizure depends on the part of the brain affected and cause of epilepsy.

She often has more than one seizure a day, mostly at night.

In a news release the following day, the school blamed the closure on the seizure of its bank accounts by its major lender.

One ruling-party firebrand talks of seizure without compensation.

The seizure of this cash means some smugglers will not be able to make payments for their criminal activities.

Some dogs, for example, can predict when their owner is about to have a seizure.

The deal allowed him to appeal whether the search and seizure of his computer files was unlawful.

In this respect, a seizure is akin to ventricular fibrillation where heart muscle cells depolarize before fully repolarizing.

About ten minutes into his lecture he had a grand mal seizure.

The illegal seizure by local party officials of valuable farmland at the edge of burgeoning cities is a rampant and growing abuse.

Some unconscious, some screaming, some locked in seizure.

Perhaps the contestant has a seizure and can't remember his original choice.

At first national officials said the seizure was an intelligence coup.

Trained service dogs with this ability provide people who suffer from seizure disorders greater mobility and security.

Sejnowski points out, and their neural-signaling patterns resemble those of brains sleeping or undergoing an epileptic seizure.

He became afraid to venture far from home and take part in public activities for fear of having a seizure.

The seizure of e-mails marks more than the escalation of a probe in which until now the gumshoes have trodden lightly.

The costs of seizure are small compared with the profits.

Louis hospital yesterday, a day after suffering a seizure on an airplane en.

Truman's attempted seizure of the country's steel mills to.

Seizure alert dogs warn people with epilepsy of an oncoming attack minutes-sometimes hours-before.

First, there is the matter of the money itself, which officials called the largest drug-cash seizure in history.

It was not immediately clear whether the arrest and the seizure of information on the laptop were related.

Most of the time, the seizure is similar to the previous one.

The question of the moment is: could there be warrantless seizure of library.

The combination of seizure medications didn't matter.

Basch said when asked about the seizure of the oil wells and accusations that the property was bought with laundered drug money.

Others fear that these cronies could be planning to create conditions that might lead to a new military seizure of power.

That's because it's actually an excellent way to treat extreme cases of epilepsy, as well as other seizure disorders.

They said it was a record heroin seizure at the airport.

If the poet rarely went out it was because a seizure could come on at any time.

Gadsden had a seizure and a heart attack the next day.

Thirteen white farmers had by then been murdered and dozens more beaten up or jailed for resisting the seizure of their farms.

Within a few hours, he had a seizure and lapsed into a coma.

Meanwhile, any attempt to roll back the consequences born of corruption is labeled a state seizure of private property.

And under the draft language, inspections and potential seizure of evidence would not be limited to adult-related materials.

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seizure (ˈsiːʒə)

—n
1.	the act or an instance of seizing or the state of being seized
2.	pathol a sudden manifestation or recurrence of a disease, such as an epileptic convulsion

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Word Origin & History

seizure

"act of seizing," late 15c., from seize + -ure. Meaning "sudden attack of illness" is attested from 1779.

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Medical Dictionary

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

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Science Dictionary

seizure

(sē'zhər) Pronunciation Key
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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