SEIZED definition: taken hold, possession, or control of, as by force or legal authority; confiscated, captured, or appropriated. See examples of seized used in a sentence.

Seized: Directed by Isaac Florentine. With Scott Adkins, Mario Van Peebles, Steven Elder, Justin Nesbitt. After a former special forces agent's son is kidnapped, he must wipe out three dangerous …

SEIZED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of seize 2. to take something quickly and keep or hold it: 3…. Learn more.

To focus one's attention or intellect on: seized on the notion of gender as a cultural construct. [Middle English seisen, from Old French seisir, to take possession, of Germanic origin.]

[transitive] seize something (from somebody) to take control of a place or situation, often suddenly and violently They seized the airport in a surprise attack. The army has seized control of the country. He …

If you seize something, you take hold of it quickly, firmly, and forcefully. 'Leigh,' he said, seizing my arm to hold me back. [VERB noun] ...an otter seizing a fish. [VERB noun] When a group of people seize a …

1 day ago · The two container ships seized by Iran this week in the Strait of Hormuz have been moved toward the port of Bandar Abbas along the key waterway, a report said.

He seized her by the arm. He tried to seize the gun from him. She was seized by kidnappers and carried off to a hidden location. He seized the chance to present his ideas to his boss. Seizing the moment, …

to take by force or capture: the army seized the undefended town to take immediate advantage of: to seize an opportunity to bind (two ropes together or a piece of gear to a rope) See also serve …

Police seized [= confiscated] the weapons and drugs. The bank seized their property.