seizure
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(noun) the taking possession of something by legal process |
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Related Words: appropriation, arrogation, confiscation, distraint, distress, impounding, impoundment, impress, impressment, internment, poundage, recapture |
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(noun) a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure" |
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Synonyms: ictus |
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Related Words: CVA, apoplexy, attack, cerebrovascular accident, convulsion, stroke |
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(noun) the act of taking of a person by force |
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Synonyms: capture |
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Related Words: abduction, felony, kidnapping |
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(noun) the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property |
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Synonyms: capture, gaining control |
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Related Words: acquiring, apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, conquering, conquest, enslavement, enslaving, getting, pinch, subjection, subjugation, taking into custody, usurpation |
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