English-Greek translations for seizure

• καταληψία

Definition of seizure

• 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

Examples

• the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc.
• The search warrant permitted the seizure of evidence.
• He fell to the floor and convulsed when the epileptic seizure occurred.
• He felt the sudden seizure of pain as the heart attack began.

Related words

• antiseizure
• seizureless
• seizure of power
• seizure disorder
• absence seizure
• epileptic seizure
• motor seizure
• piston seizure
• grand mal seizure