seizure

[US]/'siːʒə/
[UK]/'siʒɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the action of taking something by force or capturing it; confiscation.

Phrases & Collocations

epileptic seizure

seizure disorder

convulsive seizure

Example Sentences

the seizure of the Assembly building.

the Nazi seizure of power.

to die from a seizure of apoplexy

Atonic seizures (also called drop seizures, drop attacks, or akinetic seizures), are a minor type of seizure.

cocaine seizures by customs have risen this year.

seizures with sudden rigid extension of the limbs.

Syncope must be differentiated from epileptic seizures, although seizures due to brain hypoxia can occur in a syncopal episode.

Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year.

The Act confers powers of entry, search and seizure on the police.

Customs have made their biggest ever seizure of heroin.

petit mal seizure accompanied by other abnormalities (atonia or automatisms or vasomotor changes).

25."Arrest" means the detention of a ship by judicial process tosecure a maritime claim, but does not include the seizure of a ship inexecution or satisfaction of a judgment.

<br/> Using in situ hybridization method,we examined CCK mRNA positive signal in temporal cerebral cortex of audiogenic seizure-prone rats(P77PMC)before and after a single or multiple seizures.

The episode began with two attacks of generalized tonic-clonic seizures, fever and consciousness disturbance, followed by urinary incontinence and paraplegia with hyporeflexia.

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