- Convulsion - Quick grab - Speaker sees your capture - Taking by force - The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden
and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure
of a thief, a property, a throne, etc. - Retention within one's grasp or power; hold; possession;
ownership. - That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid
hold of, or possessed.
- The act of usurping, or of seizing and enjoying; an
authorized, arbitrary assumption and exercise of power, especially an
infringing on the rights of others; specifically, the illegal seizure
of sovereign power; -- commonly used with of, also used with on or
upon; as, the usurpation of a throne; the usurpation of the supreme
power. - Use; usage; custom.