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Seizure :: Seizure (n.) That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed..

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

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

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

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..

Exemption :: Exemption (n.) The act of exempting; the state of being exempt; freedom from any charge, burden, evil, etc., to which others are subject; immunity; privilege; as, exemption of certain articles from seizure; exemption from military service; exemption from anxiety, suffering, etc..

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..

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

Disseizure :: Disseizure (n.) Disseizin.

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..

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

Gripe :: Gripe (n.) Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch.

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..

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.

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

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

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

Grasp :: Grasp (n.) A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms..

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