·noun Retention within one's grasp or power; hold; possession; ownership.
II. Seizure ·noun That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed.
III. Seizure ·noun 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.