SE'IZURE, noun. 1. The act of seizing; the act of laying hold on suddenly; as the seizure of a thief. 2. The act of taking possession by force; as the seizure of lands or goods; the seizureof a town by an enemy; the seizure of a throne by a usurper. 3. The act of taking by warrant; as the seizure of contraband goods. 4. The thing taken or seized. 5. Gripe; grasp; possession. And give me seizure of the mighty wealth. Dryden. 6. Catch; a catching. let there be no sudden seizure of a lapsed syllable, to play upon it. Watts.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI