Definition of seizure

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Seizure (n.) Retention within one's grasp or power; hold; possession; ownership.

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Disseizure :: Disseizure (n.) Disseizin.
Rape :: Rape (n.) The act of seizing and carrying away by force; violent seizure; robbery.
Arrest :: Arrest (v. t.) Any seizure by power, physical or moral..
Reseizure :: Reseizure (n.) A second seizure; the act of seizing again.
Infectious :: Infectious (a.) Contaminating with illegality; exposing to seizure and forfeiture.
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..
Taking :: Taking (n.) The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.
Levy :: Levy (n.) The taking or seizure of property on executions to satisfy judgments, or on warrants for the collection of taxes; a collecting by execution..
Grapple :: Grapple (v. t.) A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold.
Grab :: Grab (n.) A sudden grasp or seizure.
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..
Arret :: Arret (n.) An arrest; a legal seizure.
Seizure :: Seizure (n.) Retention within one's grasp or power; hold; possession; ownership.
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..
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..
Clutch :: Clutch (n.) A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp..
Excussion :: Excussion (n.) The act of excusing; seizure by law.
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..
Attachment :: Attachment (n.) A seizure or taking into custody by virtue of a legal process.
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