| seizure | |
| 1. n. The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law. | |
| the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc. | |
| The search warrant permitted the seizure of evidence. | |
| 2. n. A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure). | |
| He fell to the floor and convulsed when the epileptic seizure occurred. | |
| 3. n. A sudden onset of pain or emotion. | |
| He felt the sudden seizure of pain as the heart attack began. | |
| 4. n. (obsolete) Retention within one's grasp or power; possession; ownership. | |
| 5. n. That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed. | |
