SEIZURE


Meaning of SEIZURE in English

ˈsēzhə(r) noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English seisure, from seisen to seize + -ure

1.

a. : the act or process of seizing or the state of being seized

need to guard against the private seizure of power over a free market — T.W.Arnold

tanks of the division crossed the bridge immediately after its seizure — P.W.Thompson

b. : the act of taking possession of person or property by virtue of a warrant or by legal authority

2. obsolete

a. : possession , ownership

b. : hold , grip

3. : a sudden attack (as of a disease or sickness)

died of a heart seizure

an epileptic seizure

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