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SEIZURE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The taking possession of something by legal process
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("seizure" is a kind of...):
appropriation (a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "seizure"):
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)
Derivation:
seize (take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
Synonyms:
capture; gaining control; seizure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("seizure" is a kind of...):
acquiring; getting (the act of acquiring something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "seizure"):
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)
Derivation:
seize (take possession of by force, as after an invasion)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The act of taking of a person by force
Synonyms:
capture; seizure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("seizure" is a kind of...):
felony (a serious crime (such as murder or arson))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "seizure"):
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)
Derivation:
seize (take or capture by force)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
Example:
he suffered an epileptic seizure
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("seizure" is a kind of...):
attack (a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "seizure"):
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)
Context examples:
If I were to see my father in one of these dreadful seizures I am convinced that I should never survive it.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The seizures tend to subside after the fifteenth week of life.
(Benign Neonatal Epilepsy, NCI Thesaurus)
Intracranial arachnoid cysts may present with headaches, seizures and hydrocephalus.
(Arachnoid Cyst, NCI Thesaurus)
Drug treatment to prevent, stop, or reduce the severity of seizures or convulsions, commonly used in cases of epilepsy or other seizure disorders.
(Anticonvulsant Therapy, NCI Thesaurus)
The neurologic disorders include movement disorders, ataxia, cognitive disturbances, personality changes, and seizures.
(Neuroacanthocytosis, NCI Thesaurus)
A drug used to treat insomnia, seizures, and convulsions, and to relieve anxiety and tension before surgery.
(Barbiturate, NCI Dictionary)
Signs and symptoms include developmental delays, spasticity, ataxia, seizures and mental retardation.
(Argininemia, NCI Thesaurus)
Signs and symptoms include progressive vision loss, progressive motor skills deterioration, mental impairment, and seizures.
(Batten Disease, NCI Thesaurus)
Signs and symptoms appear early in life and include vomiting, dehydration, breathing difficulties, seizures, lethargy, and coma.
(Beta-Ketothiolase Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)
Clinical presentation is often delayed until the fourth or fifth decade when affected individuals may develop headaches, seizures, and focal neurologic deficits.
(Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
