Definition that contains izu
- infection (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
- distress the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
- hijack seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
- attachment a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding
- recapture a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount
- repossession the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default)
- confiscation seizure by the government
- sequestration a writ that authorizes the seizure of property
- highjack seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
- ergotism poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs