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English noun: seizure | |||
| 1. | seizure (state) a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease | ||
| Samples | He suffered an epileptic seizure. | ||
| Synonyms | ictus, raptus | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attack | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | absence, absence seizure, convulsion, focal seizure, raptus hemorrhagicus | ||
| 2. | seizure (act) the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property | ||
| Synonyms | capture, gaining control | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquiring, getting | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, conquering, conquest, enslavement, pinch, subjection, subjugation, taking into custody, usurpation | ||
| 3. | seizure (act) the act of taking of a person by force | ||
| Synonyms | capture | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | felony | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abduction, kidnapping, snatch | ||
| 4. | seizure (act) the taking possession of something by legal process | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appropriation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | arrogation, confiscation, distraint, distress, impounding, impoundment, impress, impressment, internment, poundage, recapture | ||
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