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  • past participle of seize.
  • past tense form of seize.
Definitions

seized

[seezd] / sizd /
ADJECTIVE
confiscated
Synonyms


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He was not been arrested or charged, but Police Scotland confirmed his electronic devices had been seized.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

A federal judge later rejected a Justice Department request to search her seized devices and said the court would instead carry out the search.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

Chapter 7 is known as liquidation because nonexempt assets can be seized and sold to repay your creditors.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

The vehicles recovered or seized were valued at about $1.3 million and are listed below, as reported by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office:

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Some yearning for the comfort of old habits must have seized him, because, finally, he pulled out his leather pocket chess set and started going over the last game of the match.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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