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Hold :: Hold (n.) The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; gripe; possession; -- often used with the verbs take and lay..

Apprehension :: Apprehension (n.) The act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure; as, the hand is an organ of apprehension..

Handygripe :: Handygripe (n.) Seizure by, or grasp of, the hand; also, close quarters in fighting..

Warrant :: Warrant (n.) A precept issued by a magistrate authorizing an officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search, or do other acts incident to the administration of justice..

Usurpation :: Usurpation (n.) The act of usurping, or of seizing and enjoying; an authorized, arbitrary assumption and exercise of power, especially an infringing on the rights of others; specifically, the illegal seizure of sovereign power; -- commonly used with of, also used with on or upon; as, the usurpation of a throne; the usurpation of the supreme power..

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

Clutch :: Clutch (n.) A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp..

Warrantable :: Warrantable (a.) Authorized by commission, precept, or right; justifiable; defensible; as, the seizure of a thief is always warrantable by law and justice; falsehood is never warrantable..

Grapple :: Grapple (v. t.) A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold.

Rape :: Rape (n.) The act of seizing and carrying away by force; violent seizure; robbery.

Attachment :: Attachment (n.) The writ or percept commanding such seizure or taking.

Seizure :: Seizure (n.) The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc..

Excussion :: Excussion (n.) The act of excusing; seizure by law.

Forfeit :: Forfeit (n.) Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure.

Arrest :: Arrest (v. t.) Any seizure by power, physical or moral..

Arret :: Arret (n.) An arrest; a legal seizure.

Grab :: Grab (n.) A sudden grasp or seizure.

Arrestment :: Arrestment (n.) The arrest of a person, or the seizure of his effects; esp., a process by which money or movables in the possession of a third party are attached..

Taking :: Taking (n.) The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.

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..

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