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seizure

sei·zure [ sər ] (plural sei·zures)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. act of seizing something: the seizing of something, especially the taking of something by force or the official or legal appropriation of something

2. disease attack: a sudden attack of an illness or condition, especially of the kind experienced by people with epilepsy

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