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Meaning of SEIZURE

Pronunciation:  'seezyoor

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the taking possession of something by legal process
  2. [n]  the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
  3. [n]  the act of taking of a person by force
  4. [n]  a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure"
 
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 Synonyms: capture, gaining control, ictus, raptus
 
 See Also: abduction, acquiring, apprehension, appropriation, arrest, arrogation, attack, catch, collar, confiscation, conquering, conquest, convulsion, distraint, distress, enslavement, felony, focal seizure, getting, impounding, impoundment, impress, impressment, internment, kidnapping, pinch, poundage, raptus hemorrhagicus, recapture, snatch, subjection, subjugation, taking into custody, usurpation

 

 

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Seizure
When an American senator named Ashley Butler is appointed to chair a subcommittee that aims to ban cloning, he sees a chance to defend the American values he holds dear. His opposite number is Daniel Lowell, an entrepreneurial M.D. with a new angle on stem cell research. As the two men come into conflict, the situation gets ugly--particularly when it`s revealed that neither one has pure motives. Then things become even more complicated when Butler develops Parkinson`s disease, and turns to Lowell for help....

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sei"zure\, n.
1. The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden
   and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as,
   the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc.
2. Retention within one's grasp or power; hold; possession;
   ownership.
         Make o'er thy honor by a deed of trust, And give me
         seizure of the mighty wealth.         --Dryden.
3. That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid
   hold of, or possessed.
 
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Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Dreaming that you a seizure, suggests that you need to have more control in your life.
 
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