seizure
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈsiːʒər/
- Formal
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incautación
- There are rumors that this seizure is being served without a warrant.
- search and seizure
- unreasonable search and seizure
- seizure of power
We had the seizure of Crimea.
- We had the seizure of Crimea.
- So we have reasonable protections in place around like search and seizure and things like that.
- Well, the coup really consisted of the seizure of points of communication like the surf in exchanges.
- It began with words, with segregation, segmentation, restriction of employment rights, and seizure of property.
- So, so, you know, that's how they they say the investigation culminated was through that seizure.
- And I call the October coup, as many other historians call the October Revolution, happened after the seizure of power.
- So the police are constantly bombarding the images to the public of big seizures of cocaine, big cannabis factories all the time.
- They took all of the, all of the, the intruders that went into Mecca that were involved in that seizure.
Examples
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The government announced a seizure of illegal assets to crack down on corruption.
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We understand that the seizure of power happened by force of arms, but no one ever took nor will ever take the responsibility for that.
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And I think that a seizure of power is possible with your help, at the right time.
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Court order for asset seizure.
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I'll have a search and seizure here by noon.
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You have left me no option but to authorise the seizure of your personal and your business assets.
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Samples were taken following the seizure of plantations by the Dutch police.
Academic text (2017) -
The Fourth Amendment protects us from search and seizure, and the Fourteenth Amendment gives us our rights.
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Every week, there are new protests about land seizures, environmental violations, or gross corruption on the part of some official.
Academic text (2012) -
I'm Serene Branson, on the scene in south Los Angeles at one of the largest narcotics seizures this year.
Synonyms
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3.2
The act of taking control of another person or their land by force
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5.6
Taking land, buildings, or other property, often by force
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5.4
An authority takes someone's property as a punishment
The legal taking of someone's property to get money they owe
Property taken by legal order to pay a debt
Antonyms
Compounds
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4.4
A sudden time of shaking or loss of awareness caused by unusual brain activity
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7.5
A short, sudden moment when a person stares blankly and does not respond, often with blinking or twitching
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5.6
A sudden change in movement or feeling caused by unusual activity in one part of the brain
Right to stop police from searching you or taking your things without a good reason
- Specialized
A seizure that affects the whole brain and causes loss of consciousness and violent body shaking
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Seizure comes from the verb seize, which meant 'to take' or 'grab', often quickly or by force. So a legal or police seizure is the taking of property or control, usually sudden and done by authority.