seizure

Meanings

Plural: seizures

Noun

• a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
  • "he suffered an epileptic seizure"
• the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
• the act of taking of a person by force
• the taking possession of something by legal process
• The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.
• A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).
• A sudden onset of pain or emotion.
• That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed.
• Retention within one's grasp or power; possession; ownership.

Verb

• To undergo an epileptic seizure.

Synonyms

capture, gaining control, ictus, raptus, seize