| NOUN | state | seizure, ictus, raptus | a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease |
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| act | seizure, capture, gaining control | the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property | |
| act | seizure, capture | the act of taking of a person by force | |
| act | seizure | the taking possession of something by legal process |
| Sounds | siy'zher | |
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| Rhymes | arbitrager ... treasure: 21 rhymes with zher... | |
| Meaning | A sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease. | |
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| Example | "he suffered an epileptic seizure" | |
| Synonyms | ictus, raptus | |
| Narrower | absence, absence seizure | The occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc. |
| convulsion | Violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles | |
| focal seizure | transitory disturbance in motor or sensory function resulting from abnormal cortical activity | |
| raptus hemorrhagicus | seizure caused by a sudden profuse hemorrhage | |
| Broader | attack | A sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition |
| Spanish | ataque, crisis, ictus, rapto, raptus | |
| Catalan | ictus, raptus | |
| Meaning | The act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property. | |
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| Synonyms | capture, gaining control | |
| Narrower | apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody | The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) |
| 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 |
| Spanish | confiscación, decomiso, incautación | |
| Catalan | comís, confiscació, decomís | |
| Verbs | seize | take possession of by force, as after an invasion |
| Meaning | The act of taking of a person by force. | |
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| Synonym | capture | |
| Narrower | abduction | The criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member |
| kidnapping, snatch | (law) the unlawful / unlawful / unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment | |
| Broader | felony | A serious crime (such as murder or arson) |
| Spanish | apresamiento, captura, prendimiento | |
| Catalan | capció, captura, presa | |
| Verbs | seize | take or capture by force |
| Meaning | The taking possession of something by legal process. | |
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| Narrower | confiscation, arrogation | seizure by the government |
| distress, distraint | The seizure and holding of property as security / security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim | |
| impoundment, impounding, internment, poundage | placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law | |
| impress, impressment | The act of coercing someone into government service | |
| recapture | A legal seizure by the government of profits / profits beyond a fixed amount | |
| Broader | appropriation | A deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner |
| Spanish | embargo, incautación | |
| Catalan | embargament | |
| Verbs | seize | take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority |
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