Legal Definition and Related Resources of Seize
Meaning of Seize
Synonyms of Seize
(Apprehend), verb
- apprehendere
- arrest
- arrest with authority
- capture
- catch
- comprehendere
- detain by criminal process
- imprison
- incarcerate
- jail
- put in duress
- rapere
- take
- take in
- take into custody
- take prisoner
(Confiscate), verb
- annex
- appropriate
- arrogate
- assume
- capture
- cause to be forfeited
- commandeer
- deprive of
- dispossess
- disseise
- distrain
- expropriate
- grasp
- impound
- impress
- mulct
- pillage
- pirate
- pounce upon
- put in possession
- sequester
- sequestrate
- take
- take possession of
- usurp
- wrest
- Associated Concepts: attachment
- execution on property
- garnishment
- seize property
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Translate Seize from English to Spanish
Translation of Seize , with examples. More about free online translation into Spanish of Incautar and other legal terms is available here.
- Incautar
- Embargar
- Apoderarse de
- Confiscar
- Decomisar
- Legal English Translation
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Grammar
This term is a verb.
Etimology of Seize
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mid-13c., from Old French seisir “to take possession of, take by force; put in possession of, bestow upon” (Modern French saisir), from Late Latin sacire, which is generally held to be from a Germanic source, but the exact origin is uncertain. Perhaps from Frankish *sakjan “lay claim to” (compare Gothic sokjan, Old English secan “to seek;” see seek). Or perhaps from Proto-Germanic *satjan “to place” (see set (verb)). Originally a legal term in reference to feudal property holdings or offices. Meaning “to grip with the hands or teeth” is from c. 1300; that of “to take possession by force or capture” (of a city, etc.) is from mid-14c. Figurative use, with reference to death, disease, fear, etc. is from late 14c. Meaning “to grasp with the mind” is attested from 1855. Of engines or other mechanisms, attested from 1878. Related: Seized; seizing.
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