Seizure
WordNet
noun
(1) The taking possession of something by legal process
(2) The act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
(3) The act of taking of a person by force
(4) A sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
"He suffered an epileptic seizure"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.
- The search warrant permitted the seizure of evidence.
- A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).
- He fell to the floor and convulsed when the epilectic seizure occurred.
- A sudden onset of pain or emotion.
- He felt the sudden seizure of pain as the heart attack began.