Main Entry: sei·zure

Pronunciation: \ˈsē-zhər\

Function: noun

Date: 15th century

1 a : the act, action, or process of seizing : the state of being seized b : the taking possession of person or property by legal process
2 a : a sudden attack (as of disease); especially : the physical manifestations (as convulsions, sensory disturbances, or loss of consciousness) resulting from abnormal electrical discharges in the brain (as in epilepsy) b : an abnormal electrical discharge in the brain