/ ˈsiːʒə(r); NAmE / noun
1.
[ U , C ] seizure (of sth) the use of legal authority to take sth from sb; an amount of sth that is taken in this way :
The court ordered the seizure of his assets.
the largest ever seizure of cocaine at a British port
2.
[ U ] seizure (of sth) the act of using force to take control of a country, town, etc. :
the army's seizure of power
the seizure of Burma by Japan in 1942
3.
( old-fashioned ) [ C ] a sudden attack of an illness, especially one that affects the brain