English-Spanish translations for seizure

• apropiación
• ataque
  Vaya a cualquier parte de África y vea el trato tan inhumano que recibe la gente con epilepsia, mientras por unos pocos céntimos, podríamos liberarlos de sus ataques. Go anywhere in Africa and see the inhumane treatment of people with epilepsy, whereas for a few cents, we could make most of them seizure-free.
• convulsión

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