Seizure | Mean of seizure in English Dictionary

/ˈsiːʒɚ/

• Noun
• the act of taking control of something especially by force or violence
1. the seizure of power by the rebels
• the act of taking something by legal authority
1. property that is protected from seizure
2. the seizure of evidence by the police
3. Not all searches and seizures by the police require a warrant.
• an abnormal state in which you become unconscious and your body moves in an uncontrolled and violent way
1. an epileptic seizure [=fit]
2. The patient has been experiencing seizures. [=convulsions]