English > gaining control: 1 sense > noun 1, actMeaning | The act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property. |
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Synonyms | capture, seizure |
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Narrower | apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody | The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) |
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conquest, conquering, subjection, subjugation | The act of conquering / conquering |
enslavement | The act of making slaves of your captives |
usurpation | wrongfully seizing / seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority) |
Broader | acquiring, getting | The act of acquiring something |
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Spanish | confiscación, decomiso, incautación |
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Catalan | comís, confiscació, decomís |
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