seizure

Example Sentences

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Such a seizure is a very rare occurrence in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

Prices were at a four-month high as traders weighed the risk of a U.S. attack, seizures of oil tankers, and the possibility that Iran could close the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's

Prices were at a four-month high as traders weighed the risk of a U.S. attack, seizures of oil tankers, and the possibility that Iran could close the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's

It was originally introduced to help control seizures in people with epilepsy.

From Science Daily

But everyone — including immigrants suspected of being in the U.S. illegally — is protected against unreasonable searches and seizures under the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment.

From Salon