the act or an instance of seizing or the state of being seized a sudden manifestation or recurrence of a disease, such as an epileptic convulsion
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sei•zure /ˈsiʒɚ/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- an act or instance of seizing: [uncountable]calling for seizure of their assets.[countable]a seizure of their assets.
- Pathology a sudden attack, as of some disease:[countable]suffered an epileptic seizure on the subway platform.
sei•zure
(sē′zhər),USA pronunciation n.
- the act or an instance of seizing.
- the state of being seized.
- Lawa taking possession of an item, property, or person legally or by force.
- Pathologya sudden attack, as of epilepsy or some other disease.
- seize + -ure 1475–85
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'seizure' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-lepsy
- -ure
- Bolshevik
- Fourth Amendment
- French Revolution
- Lansbury
- Roosevelt Corollary
- absence seizure
- apprehension
- arrest
- asylum
- attachment
- attack
- caption
- capture
- catalepsy
- condemnation
- contraband of war
- coup d'état
- distress
- electroconvulsive therapy
- epilepsy
- extend
- extent
- fit
- focal seizure
- forfeit
- grab
- grand mal
- haul
- homestead
- homestead law
- ictus
- illegal
- infectious
- marque
- occupation
- pellagra
- petit mal
- podagra
- prison
- raid
- rape
- rapine
- raupatu
- rent seck
- replevy
- reprisal
- rescue
- right of search