This page shows Seizure in 20 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like capture or attack. Useful when writing or proofreading a text.

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Seizure in a sentence

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Seizure meaning

  1. The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.
  2. A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).
  3. A sudden onset of pain or emotion.

Synonyms of Seizure

capture ictus raptus attack gaining control acquiring getting felony appropriation

Example sentences (20)

The team had been asked to assist a mountain biker in Ecclesall Woods who had taken a fall, resulting in a seizure.

Officers from the Belfast Auto Crime Team made two arrests following the seizure which took place at around 10.30pm.

Emma Fox, 35, suffered a seizure out of the blue in 2021 and a scan later revealed her brain tumour had returned.

Vulcan Materials said that police and prosecutors still had not presented any legal paperwork to justify the seizure.

The seizure of First Republic Bank and its sale to JP Morgan Chase this month is expected to cost another $13 billion.

Eight years after the kidnapping, Paul suffered a drug-induced seizure, leaving him paralysed and almost totally blind.

Two men from London and two women from Inverness appeared in private over the crack cocaine and heroin seizure.

Another search by a new investigating officer on June 16, 2010, led to the seizure of the shorts, vest with blood stains.

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Gardaí have arrested a man following the seizure of over €9m worth of cocaine at Rosslare port in Co Wexford.

The searches conducted today at Riaz's house led to the seizure of one mobile phone, which is being analyzed.

Babafemi said that a suspect, Ekechukwu Ndubuisi, had already been arrested in connection with the seizure.

The agents conducted a knock-and-talk investigation resulting in the seizure of 10 illegal gaming machines.

The latest seizure came on Tuesday, when two illegal guns were confiscated in separate operations in the space of six hours.

A 2019 FBI raid on Thompson’s residence led to the seizure of devices used in the hacking and a firearm.

I had to withdraw from university after my second seizure which meant I couldn’t finish the first year of my paramedic degree.

The objective of current studies is to support future clinical development in seizure-related disorders.

The FCA carried out an unannounced visit and seizure at the premises after authorisation from a judge.

The Cheetah girl lead said she even suffered from a seizure after getting her first breast reduction.

Bonita Archer (pictured) was scheduled to undergo an operation to treat cataracts in both eyes and replace an anti-seizure device.

However, even with Barnett saying Ky’air had a seizure, “Homicide detectives initially responded,” the Columbus Post-Dispatch added.

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Common combinations with seizure

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • the seizure 70×
  • seizure of 68×
  • seizure and 13×
  • and seizure 10×
  • of seizure
  • seizure was
  • epileptic seizure
  • had seizure
  • seizure which
  • or seizure

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "seizure" in a sentence?
An example: "The team had been asked to assist a mountain biker in Ecclesall Woods who had taken a fall, resulting in a seizure." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "seizure" from real English texts.
What does "seizure" mean?
Seizure means: The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.
What are synonyms of "seizure"?
Common synonyms of "seizure" include: capture, ictus, raptus, attack, gaining control, acquiring, getting, felony. Plus 1 more synonym.
How many example sentences with "seizure" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "seizure", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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