Synonyms for seizure
ˈsi ʒərseizure

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1. seizure, ictus, raptusnoun

   a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease

   "he suffered an epileptic seizure"

   Synonyms:
   raptus, exaltation, ictus, ecstasy, rapture, gaining control, capture, transport

2. capture, gaining control, seizurenoun

   the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

   Synonyms:
   gaining control, capture, raptus, ictus

3. capture, seizurenoun

   the act of taking of a person by force

   Synonyms:
   gaining control, capture, raptus, ictus

4. seizurenoun

   the taking possession of something by legal process

   Synonyms:
   capture, raptus, gaining control, ictus

Matched Categories

1. • Appropriation
   • Attack
   • Felony

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1. seizurenoun

   Synonyms:
   taking, catching, griping, grasping, capture, appropriation

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1. seizurenoun

   Synonyms:
   apprehension, grasping, capture, confiscation, usurpation

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1. List of paraphrases for "seizure":

   confiscation, forfeiture, seizures, capture, seized, attachment, epileptic, seised, embargo, capturing, entry, convulsion, epilepsy, abduction, input, arrest, sequestration, uptake, foreclosure

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How to use seizure in a sentence?

1. Customs Department:

   We consider this the biggest seizure in Thai history. We believe that this ivory was due to be sold to customers in China, Vietnam and Thailand.

2. Marc Siegel:

   Nicotine has been associated with seizures, so if you guide it into your brain faster, or more of it, could it cause a seizure ? I think its possible.

3. Idaho Ten-year-old Alexis Carey:

   Like any parent, you never give up hope that you can get complete seizure control, children die from Dravet by any one of the seizures. Alexis could have a seizure that may not stop, we never really know.

4. Chad Plantz:

   This seizure is the direct result of a coordinated investigative effort by Homeland Security Investigations( HSI) San Diego, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, and Customs and Border Protection, hSI will continue to aggressively investigate individuals who are involved in the unlawful smuggling and trafficking of endangered wildlife for their own financial gain.

5. Jeremy Douglas for advice:

   In a sense the seizure confirmed what we and others had suspected and for the past few years : that pre-precursors are a playing a major role in the regional drug trade, organized crime are effectively working around controls on traditional precursors.