seizure in WordNet English dictionary

1. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
   capture  gaining control  seizure 
   
2. the act of taking of a person by force
   capture  seizure 
   
3. a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
   "he suffered an epileptic seizure"
   seizure  ictus  raptus 
   
4. the taking possession of something by legal process
   seizure