ALL meanings of seizure
sei·zure
S s - noun seizure taking by force 1
- noun seizure law: taking possession 1
- noun seizure convulsion, fit 1
- noun seizure the act or an instance of seizing. 1
- noun seizure the state of being seized. 1
- noun seizure a taking possession of an item, property, or person legally or by force. 1
- noun seizure a sudden attack, as of epilepsy or some other disease. 1
- countable noun seizure If someone has a seizure, they have a sudden violent attack of an illness, especially one that affects their heart or brain. 0
- countable noun seizure If there is a seizure of power or a seizure of an area of land, a group of people suddenly take control of the place, using force. 0
- countable noun seizure When an organization such as the police or customs service makes a seizure of illegal goods, they find them and take them away. 0
- countable noun seizure If a financial institution or a government makes a seizure of someone's assets, they take their money or property from them because they have not paid money that they owe. 0
- noun seizure the act or an instance of seizing or the state of being seized 0
- noun seizure a sudden manifestation or recurrence of a disease, such as an epileptic convulsion 0
- noun seizure the act of one who seizes, or an instance of this 0
- noun seizure the state or an instance of being seized 0
- noun seizure a sudden attack, esp. of a disease such as epilepsy 0