Definition of seizure

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

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Grapple :: Grapple (v. t.) A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold.
Usurp :: Usurp (v. i.) To commit forcible seizure of place, power, functions, or the like, without right; to commit unjust encroachments; to be, or act as, a usurper..
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..
Attachment :: Attachment (n.) The writ or percept commanding such seizure or taking.
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..
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..
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..
Seizure :: Seizure (n.) Retention within one's grasp or power; hold; possession; ownership.
Forfeit :: Forfeit (n.) Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure.
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..
Grab :: Grab (n.) A sudden grasp or seizure.
Taking :: Taking (n.) The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.
Excussion :: Excussion (n.) The act of excusing; seizure by law.
Arret :: Arret (n.) An arrest; a legal seizure.
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..
Attachment :: Attachment (n.) A seizure or taking into custody by virtue of a legal process.
Seizure :: Seizure (n.) That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed..
Disseizure :: Disseizure (n.) Disseizin.
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