Definition of seize

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Seize (v. t.) To take possession of by virtue of a warrant or other legal authority; as, the sheriff seized the debtor's goods..

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Prehend :: Prehend (v. t.) To lay hold of; to seize.
Raven :: Raven (v. t.) To obtain or seize by violence.
Upcaught :: Upcaught (a.) Seized or caught up.
Bite :: Bite (v. i.) To seize something forcibly with the teeth; to wound with the teeth; to have the habit of so doing; as, does the dog bite?.
Reseizer :: Reseizer (n.) The taking of lands into the hands of the king where a general livery, or oustre le main, was formerly mis-sued, contrary to the form and order of law..
Quarantine :: Quarantine (n.) The period of forty days during which the widow had the privilege of remaining in the mansion house of which her husband died seized.
Ingrapple :: Ingrapple (v. t. & i.) To seize; to clutch; to grapple.
Pounce :: Pounce (v. t.) To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons..
Distrain :: Distrain (v. t.) To seize, as a pledge or indemnification; to take possession of as security for nonpayment of rent, the reparation of an injury done, etc.; to take by distress; as, to distrain goods for rent, or of an amercement..
Collar :: Collar (v. t.) To seize by the collar.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as, to catch a melody..
Prey :: Prey (n.) That which is or may be seized by animals or birds to be devoured; hence, a person given up as a victim..
Gripper :: Gripper (n.) One who, or that which, grips or seizes..
Cuckold''s Knot :: Cuckold's knot () A hitch or knot, by which a rope is secured to a spar, the two parts of the rope being crossed and seized together; -- called also cuckold's neck..
Distress :: Distress (n.) The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction.
Gripe :: Gripe (v. t.) To seize and hold fast; to embrace closely.
Confiscate :: Confiscate (a.) Seized and appropriated by the government to the public use; forfeited.
Excuss :: Excuss (v. t.) To seize and detain by law, as goods..
Hand :: Hand (v. t.) To seize; to lay hands on.
Seizure :: Seizure (n.) 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..
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