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condemnation (seizure), disseisin, distraint, expropriation (divestiture), forfeiture (act of forfeiting)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
forcible seizure
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forcible — for•ci•ble [[t]ˈfɔr sə bəl, ˈfoʊr [/t]] adj. 1) done or effected by force: forcible entry; forcible seizure[/ex] 2) having or producing force; powerfully effective 3) convincing, as reasoning: a forcible theory[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME… … From formal English to slang
seizure — Synonyms and related words: Jacksonian epilepsy, Rolandic epilepsy, abdominal epilepsy, abduction, abscess, access, accession, acquired epilepsy, activated epilepsy, acute pain, adoption, affect epilepsy, ague, akinetic epilepsy, amok, anemia,… … Moby Thesaurus
forcible — adjective done using physical force, especially as a result of an official order: forcible seizure of their assets forcibly adverb : Police threatened to have the protesters forcibly removed … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
seizure — sei·zure / sē zhər/ n: the act, fact, or process of seizing: as a: the seizing of property that involves meaningful interference with a person s possessory interest in it seizure of evidence found in plain view see also plain view 2 b: the… … Law dictionary
seizure — The act of taking possession of property, e.g., for a violation of law or by virtue of an execution of a judgment. Term implies a taking or removal of something from the possession, actual or constructive, of another person or persons. Molina v.… … Black's law dictionary
seizure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. confiscation, appropriation, arrest, capture; attack, fit, spell, stroke. See acquisition, disease, restraint. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Capture] Syn. seizing, taking, apprehending; see capture . 2. [A… … English dictionary for students
Zimbabwe — Zimbabwean, adj., n. /zim bahb way, wee/, n. 1. Formerly, Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia. a republic in S Africa: a former British colony and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence 1980. 11,423,175; 150,330 sq. mi.… … Universalium
expropriation — I (divestiture) noun attachment, confiscation, deprivation, dislodgment, dispossession, disseisin, distraint, distress, divestment, ejection, eviction, expulsion, forcible seizure, foreclosure, removal, sequestration II (right of eminent domain)… … Law dictionary
distraint — dis·traint /di strānt/ n: the act or action of distraining Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. distraint I … Law dictionary
Police — For other uses, see Police (disambiguation). Department of Police redirects here. For other uses, see Department of Police (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
