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seizure

[see-zher] / ˈsi ʒər /




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Abbott watches EEG results, which are really a training screen showing “status epilepticus,” an epileptic seizure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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

Freemantle was not charged as the Crown Prosecution Service said she had suffered an undiagnosed epileptic seizure - but the girls' families always maintained the investigation was flawed.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Her lawsuit, filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of California, seeks damages for violations of federal civil rights and state law, including false arrest, unlawful search and seizure, and defamation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

He became hysterical and went into a seizure of screams.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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