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What is the definition of seize?

Updated: 9/25/2023
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To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp., To take possession of by force., To invade suddenly; to take sudden hold of; to come upon suddenly; as, a fever seizes a patient., To take possession of by virtue of a warrant or other legal authority; as, the sheriff seized the debtor's goods., To fasten; to fix., To grap with the mind; to comprehend fully and distinctly; as, to seize an idea., To bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff, as yarn or marline; as, to seize ropes.

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