Associations to the word «Seizure»

Wiktionary

SEIZURE, noun. The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.
SEIZURE, noun. A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).
SEIZURE, noun. A sudden onset of pain or emotion.
SEIZURE, noun. (obsolete) retention within one's grasp or power; possession; ownership
SEIZURE, noun. That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed.
SEIZURE DOG, noun. A dog trained to assist a person during or immediately after an epileptic seizure.
SEIZURE DOGS, noun. Plural of seizure dog

Dictionary definition

SEIZURE, noun. A sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure".
SEIZURE, noun. The act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property.
SEIZURE, noun. The act of taking of a person by force.
SEIZURE, noun. The taking possession of something by legal process.

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