seizure

/ˈsiːʒər/ noun

Definition

CONTROL [U] › when someone takes control of a country, government, etc: a seizure of power

DRUGS ETC [C] › when someone in authority takes away something that is illegal, for example drugs: a seizure of heroin

ILLNESS [C] › a sudden attack of an illness: an epileptic seizure

(Definition of seizure noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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