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seizure

sei·zure

UK/ˈsiː.ʒə(ɹ)/ US/ˈsi.ʒɚ/ fairly common informal

noun

1.

a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease

  • “he suffered an epileptic seizure”
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2.

the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

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3.

the act of taking of a person by force

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4.

Origin

From seize + -ure.

Phrases

  • absence seizure
  • Jacksonian seizure
  • psychogenic nonepileptic seizure
  • seizure dog

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