seizure

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noun

1. a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease (Freq. 3)
- he suffered an epileptic seizure
• Syn:
ictus, raptus
• Derivationally related forms:
ictal (for: ictus)
• Hypernyms:
attack
• Hyponyms:
convulsion, focal seizure, raptus hemorrhagicus, absence, absence seizure
2. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
capture, gaining control
• Derivationally related forms:
seize, capture (for: capture)
• Hypernyms:
acquiring, getting
• Hyponyms:
usurpation, apprehension, arrest, catch, collar,
collar, taking into custody, conquest, conquering, subjection,
subjugation, enslavement
3. the act of taking of a person by force
• Syn:
capture
• Derivationally related forms:
seize, capture (for: capture)
• Hypernyms:
felony
• Hyponyms:
abduction, kidnapping, snatch
4. the taking possession of something by legal process
• Derivationally related forms:
seize
• Hypernyms:
appropriation
• Hyponyms:
confiscation, arrogation, distress, distraint, impoundment,
impounding, internment, poundage, impress, impressment, recapture

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  capture, gaining control, ictus, raptus