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   seizure

   /ˈsiːʒə/

   noun

   • 1. the action of capturing someone or something using force: "the seizure of the Assembly building" Similar captureoccupationtakeoveroverrunningannexationannexinginvasionconqueringsubjugationsubjectioncolonizationkidnappingkidnapabductionhostage-takinghijackinginformal:snatchingnobblingOpposite restitutionliberationreleaseransoming
   • ▪ the action of confiscating or impounding property by warrant of legal right: "the seizure of all his assets" Similar confiscationimpoundingcommandeeringrequisitioningappropriationexpropriationsequestrationdistraintdistrainmentattachmentdisseisinpoindOpposite restitution
   • 2. a sudden attack of illness, especially a stroke or an epileptic fit: "the patient had a seizure" Similar convulsionspasmparoxysmcollapsesudden illnessattackfitboutstrokeapoplexyictus

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • S

     1

   • E

     1

   • I

     1

   • Z

     10

   • U

     1

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

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