OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 29507

seizure

/ˈsiː.ʒə(ɹ)/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
apropiación • comiso • decomiso • incautación • peindra (disused)
The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.
The search warrant permitted the seizure of evidence.
the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc.
ataque convulsivo • ataque convulso • chiripiolca • chiripiorca • convulsión • unas convulsiones • unos espasmos
A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).
He fell to the floor and convulsed when the epileptic seizure occurred.
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