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English noun: gaining control

1. gaining control (act) the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property


Synonymscapture, seizure


Broader (hypernym)acquiring, getting


Narrower (hyponym)apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, conquering, conquest, enslavement, pinch, subjection, subjugation, taking into custody, usurpation









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