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. The FDA:

   Failure to correct the violations promptly may result in legal action, including product seizure, injunction and/or criminal prosecution.

2. Annabella Sciorra:

   It was just so disgusting that my body started to shake in a way that was very unusual, it was like a seizure or something.

3. Eric Hawkins:

   Church leaders strongly condemn the armed seizure of the facility and are deeply troubled by the reports that those who have seized the facility suggest that they are doing so based on scriptural principles, this armed occupation can in no way be justified on a scriptural basis.

4. Mark McChesney:

   ... Within a matter of nine days he went from perfectly healthy to brain dead, all of a sudden he had a seizure and next thing you know, he's in the ER and he just never came out of it.

5. Daleep Singh:

   No one should think that it’s our goal to max out on sanctions. Sanctions are not an end to themselves, they serve a higher purpose. And that purpose is to deter and prevent.They’re meant to prevent and deter a large-scale invasion of Ukraine that could involve the seizure of major cities, including Kyiv. They’re meant to prevent large-scale human suffering that could involve tens of thousands of casualties in a conflict.