seizure

1. A sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease (synset 114105423)
   "he suffered an epileptic seizure"
   is a type of: attack - a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
   subtypes:

   • convulsion - violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
   • focal seizure - transitory disturbance in motor or sensory function resulting from abnormal cortical activity
   • raptus hemorrhagicus - seizure caused by a sudden profuse hemorrhage
   • absence, absence seizure - the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy
   same as: ictus, raptus
2. The act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property (synset 100089301)
   is a type of: acquiring, getting - the act of acquiring something
   subtypes:

   • usurpation - wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority)
   • apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody - the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
   • conquering, conquest, subjection, subjugation - the act of conquering
   • enslavement - the act of making slaves of your captives
   same as: capture, gaining control
3. The act of taking of a person by force (synset 100776783)
   is a type of: felony - a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
   subtypes:

   • abduction - the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife
   • kidnapping, snatch - (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
   same as: capture
4. The taking possession of something by legal process (synset 100086039)
   is a type of: appropriation - a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner
   subtypes:

   • arrogation, confiscation - seizure by the government
   • distraint, distress - the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
   • impounding, impoundment, internment, poundage - placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
   • impress, impressment - the act of coercing someone into government service
   • recapture - a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount

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