1. (

• seizure ,
• ictus ,
• raptus ,

) a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure" ;

2. (

• capture ,
• gaining_control ,
• seizure ,

) the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property ;

3. (

• capture ,
• seizure ,

) the act of taking of a person by force ;

4. (

• seizure

) the taking possession of something by legal process ;