seizure
(noun)
noun
1. a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
- he suffered an epileptic seizure
Similar word(s): ictus, raptus
Definition categories: state, attack
2. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
Similar word(s): capture
Definition categories: act, acquiring, getting
3. the act of taking of a person by force
Similar word(s): capture
Definition categories: act, felony
4. the taking possession of something by legal process
Definition categories: act, appropriation
Sentences with seizure as a noun:
- the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc.
- The search warrant permitted the seizure of evidence.
- He fell to the floor and convulsed when the epilectic seizure occurred.
- He felt the sudden seizure of pain as the heart attack began.