(~s)
1.
If someone has a ~, they have a sudden violent attack of an illness, especially one that affects their heart or brain.
...a mild cardiac ~...
I was prescribed drugs to control ~s.
N-COUNT
2.
If there is a ~ of power or a ~ of an area of land, a group of people suddenly take control of the place, using force.
...the ~ of territory through force.
N-COUNT: oft N of n
3.
When an organization such as the police or customs service makes a ~ of illegal goods, they find them and take them away.
Police have made one of the biggest ~s of heroin there’s ever been in Britain.
...arms ~s.
N-COUNT: oft N of n
4.
If a financial institution or a government makes a ~ of someone’s assets, they take their money or property from them because they have not paid money that they owe.
A court ordered the ~ of two ships for non-payment of the debt.
N-COUNT: oft N of n