0 present participle of seize
1 to take something quickly and keep or hold it:
He seized the chance/opportunity of a free flight with both hands (= with eagerness or enthusiasm).
Political instability helped the army to seize power.
Troops yesterday seized control of the broadcasting station.
Customs officers at Heathrow have seized 60 kilos of heroin.
I was suddenly seized by/with a feeling of great insecurity and loneliness.
Seizing the book in both hands, she threw it across the room.
Heroin worth about $5 million was seized.
The soldiers fell on the villagers and seized all their weapons.
The terrorists have seized 20 hostages and are threatening to kill one a day unless their demands are met.
The same theory of franchises that justified granting and seizing corporate privileges also justified modifying them by these means.
Still, it is worth noting that even when it is a simple matter of seizing attention, the necessary actions are often coercive.
This happens whenever the ways and means of seizing property described above are used.
