seizure - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'seizure' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Seizure

[ n.]

- The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc.
- Retention within one's grasp or power; hold; possession; ownership.
- That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed.

Meaning of 'seizure' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . seizure

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease

Example in sentence:

he suffered an epileptic seizure

Nearby Words:

seiches seid seidlitz seigh seigneurial seignior seigniorage seignioral seignioralty seigniorial

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