seizure
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The Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable search and seizure by the government.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
But the commodity rebounded on Monday as Iran closed the waterway again, citing the blockade and seizure.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
China said it was concerned about the seizure of the Touska, portraying it as a potential obstacle to a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
In 1971, the Supreme Court began to patch this hole in a case called Bivens, approving monetary damages against federal agents who violated the Fourth Amendment’s guarantee against unreasonable search and seizure.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
She looked as though she might have a seizure; Hermione, who had hastily packed her things, grabbed Harry by the arm and frogmarched him away.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing seizure
The Bill of Rights
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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Out of My Mind
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