seizure

English Thesaurus

1. the taking possession of something by legal process (noun.act)

hypernym	:	appropriation,
definition	:	a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner (noun.act)

hyponym	:	arrogation, confiscation,
definition	:	seizure by the government (noun.act)

hyponym	:	distraint, distress,
definition	:	the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim (noun.act)

hyponym	:	impounding, impoundment, internment, poundage,
definition	:	placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law (noun.act)

hyponym	:	impress, impressment,
definition	:	the act of coercing someone into government service (noun.act)

hyponym	:	recapture,
definition	:	a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount (noun.act)

2. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property (noun.act)

hypernym	:	acquiring, getting,
definition	:	the act of acquiring something (noun.act)

hyponym	:	usurpation,
definition	:	wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody,
definition	:	the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	conquering, conquest, subjection, subjugation,
definition	:	the act of conquering (noun.act)

hyponym	:	enslavement,
definition	:	the act of making slaves of your captives (noun.act)

3. the act of taking of a person by force (noun.act)

hypernym	:	felony,
definition	:	a serious crime (such as murder or arson) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	abduction,
definition	:	the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife (noun.act)

hyponym	:	kidnapping, snatch,
definition	:	(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment (noun.act)

4. a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease (noun.state)

hypernym	:	attack,
definition	:	a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition (noun.state)

hyponym	:	convulsion,
definition	:	violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles (noun.state)

hyponym	:	focal seizure,
definition	:	transitory disturbance in motor or sensory function resulting from abnormal cortical activity (noun.state)

hyponym	:	raptus hemorrhagicus,
definition	:	seizure caused by a sudden profuse hemorrhage (noun.state)

hyponym	:	absence, absence seizure,
definition	:	the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy (noun.state)

5. the taking possession of something by legal process (noun.act)

derivation	:	attach, confiscate, impound, seize, sequester,
definition	:	take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority (verb.possession)

6. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property (noun.act)

derivation	:	appropriate, capture, conquer, seize,
definition	:	take possession of by force, as after an invasion (verb.possession)

7. the act of taking of a person by force (noun.act)

derivation	:	seize,
definition	:	take or capture by force (verb.contact)

derivation	:	capture, catch, get,
definition	:	succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase (verb.contact)

8. a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease (noun.state)

derivation	:	ictal, ictic,
definition	:	of or relating to a seizure or convulsion (adj.pert)

9. the taking possession of something by legal process (noun.act)

derivation	:	attach, confiscate, impound, seize, sequester,
definition	:	take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority (verb.possession)

10. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property (noun.act)

derivation	:	appropriate, capture, conquer, seize,
definition	:	take possession of by force, as after an invasion (verb.possession)

11. the act of taking of a person by force (noun.act)

derivation	:	seize,
definition	:	take or capture by force (verb.contact)

derivation	:	capture, catch, get,
definition	:	succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase (verb.contact)

12. a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease (noun.state)

derivation	:	ictal, ictic,
definition	:	of or relating to a seizure or convulsion (adj.pert)