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Distraint :: Distraint (n.) The act or proceeding of seizing personal property by distress.

Rapture :: Rapture (n.) A seizing by violence; a hurrying along; rapidity with violence.

Capture :: Capture (n.) The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal..

Disseizing :: Disseizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disseiz.

Levy :: Levy (v. i.) To seize property, real or personal, or subject it to the operation of an execution; to make a levy; as, to levy on property; the usual mode of levying, in England, is by seizing the goods..

Surprise :: Surprise (n.) The act of coming upon, or taking, unawares; the act of seizing unexpectedly; surprisal; as, the fort was taken by surprise..

Bite :: Bite (v.) The act of seizing with the teeth or mouth; the act of wounding or separating with the teeth or mouth; a seizure with the teeth or mouth, as of a bait; as, to give anything a hard bite..

Prehensile :: Prehensile (n.) Adapted to seize or grasp; seizing; grasping; as, the prehensile tail of a monkey..

Kingfisher :: Kingfisher (n.) Any one of numerous species of birds constituting the family Alcedinidae. Most of them feed upon fishes which they capture by diving and seizing then with the beak; others feed only upon reptiles, insects, etc. About one hundred and fifty species are known. They are found in nearly all parts of the world, but are particularly abundant in the East Indies..

Grasp :: Grasp (n.) Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and holding; as, it was beyond his grasp..

Swoopstake :: Swoop (n.) A falling on and seizing, as the prey of a rapacious bird; the act of swooping..

Seizing :: Seizing (n.) The operation of fastening together or lashing.

Snap :: Snap (v. t.) A sudden, eager bite; a sudden seizing, or effort to seize, as with the teeth..

Rapacious :: Rapacious (a.) Given to plunder; disposed or accustomed to seize by violence; seizing by force.

Catching :: Catching (n.) The act of seizing or taking hold of.

Houseline :: Houseline (n.) A small line of three strands used for seizing; -- called also housing.

Grapple :: Grapple (v. t.) An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab..

Prensation :: Prensation (n.) The act of seizing with violence.

Reseizure :: Reseizure (n.) A second seizure; the act of seizing again.

Disseizin :: Disseizin (n.) The act of disseizing; an unlawful dispossessing and ouster of a person actually seized of the freehold.

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