seizure

sei·zure   (sē'zhər)    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.

seizure 

Main Entry: sei·zure
Pronunciation: 'sE-zh&r
Function: noun
: the act, fact, or process of seizing: as a : the seizing of property that involves meaningful interference with a person's possessory interest in it <seizure of evidence found in plain view> —see also PLAIN VIEW 2 b : the seizing of a person (as for arrest or investigation) —see also ARREST, 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 the warrant 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 stop usually 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 neutral limitations on the conduct of police officers with no requirement of individualized suspicion.

Main Entry: sei·zure
Pronunciation: 'sE-zh&r
Function: noun
: a sudden attack (as of disease) seizure>

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

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.