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