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To lay hold of; to seize. Middleton.

SEIZER
One who, or that which, seizes.
SEIZE
To take possession of by virtue of a warrant or other legal authority; as, the sheriff seized the debtor's goods. 5. To fasten; to fix. As when a bear hath seized her cruel claws Upon the carcass of some beast too weak. Spenser. 6. To grap with
REDISSEIZE
To disseize anew, or a second time.
DISSEIZE
To deprive of seizin or possession; to dispossess or oust wrongfully ; -- followed by of; as, to disseize a tenant of his freehold. Which savage beasts strive as eagerly to keep and hold those golden mines, as the Arimaspians to disseize
DISSEIZEE
A person disseized, or put out of possession of an estate unlawfully; -- correlative to disseizor.
FORESEIZE
To seize beforehand.
RESEIZER
The taking of lands into the hands of the king where a general livery, or oustre le main, was formerly mis-sued, contrary to the form and order of law. (more info) 1. One who seizes again.
RESEIZE
To take possession of, as lands and tenements which have been disseized. The sheriff is commanded to reseize the land and all the chattels thereon, and keep the same in his custody till the arrival of the justices of assize. Blackstone. (more info)