Definition of seize

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Seize (v. t.) To take possession of by virtue of a warrant or other legal authority; as, the sheriff seized the debtor's goods..

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Dispossess :: Dispossess (v. t.) To put out of possession; to deprive of the actual occupancy of, particularly of land or real estate; to disseize; to eject; -- usually followed by of before the thing taken away; as, to dispossess a king of his crown..
Collar :: Collar (v. t.) To seize by the collar.
Hook :: Hook (v. t.) To seize or pierce with the points of the horns, as cattle in attacking enemies; to gore..
Bite :: Bite (v. t.) To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth; as, to bite an apple; to bite a crust; the dog bit a man..
Reseize :: Reseize (v. t.) To take possession of, as lands and tenements which have been disseized..
Muss :: Muss (n.) A scramble, as when small objects are thrown down, to be taken by those who can seize them; a confused struggle..
Seizure :: Seizure (n.) That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed..
Engross :: Engross (v. t.) To seize in the gross; to take the whole of; to occupy wholly; to absorb; as, the subject engrossed all his thoughts..
Graaper :: Graaper (n.) One who grasps or seizes; one who catches or holds.
Seizor :: Seizor (n.) One who seizes, or takes possession..
Seize :: Seize (v. t.) To grap with the mind; to comprehend fully and distinctly; as, to seize an idea..
Seize :: Seize (v. t.) To fasten; to fix.
Disseizoress :: Disseizoress (n.) A woman disseizes.
Arrest :: Arrest (v. t.) To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention..
Redisseizor :: Redisseizor (n.) One who redisseizes.
Foreseize :: Foreseize (v. t.) To seize beforehand.
Seize :: Seize (v. t.) To bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff, as yarn or marline; as, to seize ropes..
Hand :: Hand (v. t.) To seize; to lay hands on.
Prehend :: Prehend (v. t.) To lay hold of; to seize.
Apprehend :: Apprehend (v. t.) Hence: To take or seize (a person) by legal process; to arrest; as, to apprehend a criminal..
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