seizure

sei·zure

 (sē′zhər)

n.

1. The act or an instance of seizing or the condition of being seized.

2. A sudden attack, spasm, or convulsion, as in epilepsy or another disorder.

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seizure

(ˈsiːʒə)

n

1. the act or an instance of seizing or the state of being seized

2. (Pathology) pathol a sudden manifestation or recurrence of a disease, such as an epileptic convulsion

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sei•zure

(ˈsi ʒər)

n.

1. an act or instance of seizing.

2. the state of being seized.

3. a taking possession of an item, property, or person legally or by force.

4. a sudden attack, as of epilepsy.

[1475–85]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	seizure - a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure" ictus, raptus attack - a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea" 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 absence seizure, absence - 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
	2.	seizure - the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property capture, gaining control acquiring, getting - the act of acquiring something; "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving" usurpation - wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority); "a succession of generals who ruled by usurpation" arrest, taking into custody, apprehension, pinch, collar, catch - the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" conquering, conquest, subjection, subjugation - the act of conquering enslavement - the act of making slaves of your captives
	3.	seizure - the act of taking of a person by force capture felony - a serious crime (such as murder or arson) abduction - 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 kidnapping, snatch - (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
	4.	seizure - the taking possession of something by legal process appropriation - a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner; "the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit"; "a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest" arrogation, confiscation - seizure by the government distraint, distress - the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien" impounding, impoundment, 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 beyond a fixed amount

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seizure

noun

1. attack, fit, spasm, convulsion, paroxysm I was prescribed drugs to control seizures.

2. taking, grabbing, annexation, confiscation, commandeering the seizure of territory through force

3. capture, arrest, apprehension, abduction a mass seizure of hostages

4. confiscation, taking away, appropriation, commandeering, sequestration one of the biggest seizures of heroin ever

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

seizure

noun

1. The act of catching, especially a sudden taking and holding:

catch, clutch, grab, snatch.

2. The act of taking something for oneself:

appropriation, arrogation, assumption, preemption, usurpation.

3. A seizing and holding by law:

apprehension, arrest.

Slang: bust, collar, pickup, pinch.

4. The act of taking quick and forcible possession of:

confiscation, expropriation.

5. A sudden and often acute manifestation of a disease:

access, attack, fit.

Informal: spell.

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Translations

إستيلاء، حَجْز، قَبْض عَلىنَوْبَةٌ مَرَضِيَّة

uchvácenízáchvat

beslaglæggelsekonfiskeringslagtilfælde

AnfallBeschlagnahme

αιφνίδια κρίση

apresamientoataquecapturaconfiscaciónembargo

tautikohtaus

attaquesaisieapoplexie

napad

lefoglalás

aîför

sequestroattaccocolpoconfisca

発作

발작

aanval

beslag

atak

ataque repentino

захватприступ

uchvátenie

zaplemba

konfiskering

การเป็นลมชักอย่างปัจจุบันทันด่วน

el koymahaciznöbet

cơn co giật

发作夺取查获

seizure

[ˈsiːʒəʳ] N

1. [of goods] → embargo m, incautación f; [of person] → secuestro m; [of land, city, ship] → toma f

2. (Med) → ataque m
to have a seizure → sufrir un ataque

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

seizure

[ˈsiːʒə^r] n

(MEDICINE) → crise f

(LAW) → saisie f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

seizure

n

(= confiscation) → Beschlagnahmung f; (of passport) → Einzug m; (of ship) → Beschlagnahme f; (by pirates) → Kapern nt; (= capture) → Einnahme f; (of train, building) → Besetzung f

(Med) → Anfall m; (= apoplexy) → Schlaganfall m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

seizure

[ˈsiːʒəʳ] n

a. (of goods) → sequestro, confisca; (of land, city, ship) → presa

b. (Med) → attacco

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

seize

(siːz) verb

1. to take or grasp suddenly, especially by force. She seized the gun from him; He seized her by the arm; He seized the opportunity of leaving. gryp يَسْتَوْلي عَلى сграбчвам agarrar chytit ergreifen gribe; tage αρπάζω συν. με τη βία asir, agarrar, coger haarama, kinni rabama مصادره كردن tarttua saisir לִתפוֹס छीनना zgrabiti, ščepati megragad menangkap dengan tiba-tiba þrífa, hrifsa afferrare, prendere つかむ (갑자기) 붙들다 nutverti, pagriebti satvert; sagrābt; (par izdevību) izmantot menyambar grijpengripe chwytać, porywać نيول، لاندې كول، قبضه كول، بريد كول: وهل، ګيرول،اثر اچول، ضبطول،اخيستل، ټينګول، په منګول كې نيول: په غوټه اخيستل، ناڅاپه نيول agarrar a apuca; a pune mâna pe схватить; ухватиться chytiť zgrabiti zgrabiti rycka till sig, hugga tag i, gripa จับ; แย่ง yakalamak, kavramak 抓住，奪取 хапати; вхопитися قبضے میں لینا túm, nắm 抓住，夺取

2. to take, especially by force or by law. The police seized the stolen property. neem, vat يَقْبِضُ على، يَحْجِزُ конфискувам apreender zmocnit se beschlagnahmen konfiskere; beslaglægge κατάσχωincautar, embargar konfiskeerima بازداشت كردن takavarikoida saisir לִתפוֹס जीत लेना prisvojiti, zaplijeniti lefoglal menyita taka með valdi confiscare 差し押える 압류하다 konfiskuoti, areštuoti (turtą) konfiscēt merampas in beslag nemenpågripe, beslagleggezająć, skonfiskować نيول apreender a captura, a confisca конфисковать zmocniť sa zapleniti zapleniti ta i beslag, ta fast, fånga in ยึด; ริบ ele geçirmek 沒收，查扣 захоплювати; заволодівати ہتھیانا، ضبط کرنا bắt giữ 查获

ˈseizure (-ʒə) noun

the act of seizing. seizure of property. beslaglegging إستيلاء، حَجْز، قَبْض عَلى конфискация apreensão uchvácení die Beschlagnahme konfiskering; beslaglæggelse αρπαγή, κατάσχεσηincautación, embargo konfiskeerimine مصادره takavarikointi saisieתפיסה कब्जा, जब्ती uzimanje u posjed, zapljena lefoglalás penyitaan aðför confisca 差し押え 압류 konfiskavimas konfiskācija; sagrābšana; (pilsētas) ieņemšana rampasan beslagleggingpågripelse, beslagleggelse konfiskata, zajęcie نيونه، ناڅاپي بريد، راتلنه (لكه دناروغۍ apreensão acaparare, confiscare захват; конфискация uchvátenie zaplemba zaplena beslagtagande การยึด el koyma, haciz 捉住，奪取 захват, захоплення ضبط کرنے کا عمل sự chiếm đoạt 查获，夺取

seize on

to accept with enthusiasm. I suggested a cycling holiday, and he seized on the idea. entoesiasties aanvaar يَقْبَل الفِكْرَه بِحَماس приемам с готовност aceitar chytit se toho begeistert aufgreifen være straks med på δέχομαι με ενθουσιασμό aceptar con entusiasmo innustuma غنيمت شمردن innostua sauter sur לִקפוֹץ עַל הַהִזדַמנוּת तुरंत स्वीकार कर लेना prihvatiti s oduševljenjem kap vmin antusias henda á lofti accettare とびつく 붙잡다 nusitverti (minties) pieķerties (domai) terus bersetuju aangrijpengripe med iver podchwycić غنیمت شمیرل aceitar a accepta cu entuziasm ухватиться за chytiť sa (čoho) pograbiti prihvatiti nappa på ยอมรับอย่างกระตือรือร้น fırsatı ganimet bilmek 欣然接受 схопитися за خوشی سے قبول کرنا chộp lấy 利用

seize up

(of machinery etc) to get stuck and stop working. The car seized up yesterday. ophou werk يتَوَقَّف عن العَمَل заяждам avariar zadřít se sich festfahren gå i stå παθαίνω εμπλοκή και παύω να λειτουργώ (για μηχανή) agarrotarse, paralizarse üles ütlema, seiskuma قفل كردن؛گريپاژ كردن leikata kiinni bloquer לְהִתקַלקֵל जमा हो जाना, रुक जाना zapeti, blokirati besül, lerobban mogok festast, læsast; bræða úr sér bloccarsi, andare in tilt 止まる 정지하다 užsikirsti ieķīlēties; iestrēgt terhenti vastlopensette seg fast, henge seg opp zablokować się, zacinać się قفل کول avariar a nu mai funcţiona заедать, застревать zadrieť sa ustaviti se pokvariti se haka upp sig, skära ihop (เครื่องยนต์) ติดด้วยร้อนจัด çalışmamak (機器)卡住並停止運轉 застрявати کام کرنا بند کر دینا trở nên bị kẹt, bị tắt máy 失灵，（机器等）卡住

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seize is spelt with -ei- (not -ie-).

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seizure

→ نَوْبَةٌ مَرَضِيَّة záchvat slagtilfælde Anfall αιφνίδια κρίση ataque, confiscación tautikohtaus attaque napad attacco 発作 발작 aanval beslag atak ataque repentino приступ konfiskering การเป็นลมชักอย่างปัจจุบันทันด่วน nöbet cơn co giật 发作

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

sei·zure

n. ataque repentino, acceso;

___ activity → actividad convulsiva.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

seizure

n crisis (epiléptica), convulsión f, ataque (epiléptico); absence — crisis de ausencia; complex partial — crisis parcial compleja; febrile — convulsión febril; focal — (ant) crisis parcial; generalized — crisis generalizada; gran mal — (ant) crisis or convulsión tónico-clónica; partial — crisis parcial; petit mal — (ant) crisis de ausencia; psychomotor o temporal lobe — (ant) crisis parcial compleja; tonicclonic — crisis or convulsión tónicoclónica

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