Seize
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Seize may refer to:
- SeisinSeisinSeisin is the term denoting the legal possession of a feudal fiefdom . It was used in the form of "the son and heir of X has obtained seisin of his inheritance", and thus is effectively a term concerned with conveyancing in the feudal era...
, legal possession - SeizingSeizingSeizings are a class of knots used to semi-permanently bind together two ropes, two parts of the same rope, or rope and another object. Akin to lashings, they use string or small-stuff to produce friction and leverage to immobilize larger ropes. Seizings are not recommended for heavy loads....
, a class of knots used to semi-permanently bind together two ropes - Seize (band)Seize (band)- History :The origins of Seize date back to 1997 when Sandrine Gouriou and Steven Young collaborated to form the project ‘Seize The Day’, with the duo going on to produce their debut E.P ‘Blades’. A year later they changed the name to simply ‘Seize’...
, a British electronic band - The jamming of machine parts against each other, usually due to insufficient lubricationLubricationLubrication is the process, or technique employed to reduce wear of one or both surfaces in close proximity, and moving relative to each another, by interposing a substance called lubricant between the surfaces to carry or to help carry the load between the opposing surfaces. The interposed...
See also
- ImpoundmentImpoundmentImpoundment is the election of a President of the United States not to spend money that has been appropriated by the U.S. Congress. The precedent for presidential impoundment was first set by Thomas Jefferson in 1801. The power was available to all presidents up to and including Richard Nixon, and...
- ConfiscationConfiscationConfiscation, from the Latin confiscatio 'joining to the fiscus, i.e. transfer to the treasury' is a legal seizure without compensation by a government or other public authority...
- Detain
- RaptusRaptusRaptus is the Latin for "seized", from rapere "to seize". In Roman law the term covered many crimes of property, and women were considered property.It may refer to:*any literal seizure**confiscation**robbery**kidnapping**raptio, i.e...
- Sequester (disambiguation)
- UsurperUsurperUsurper is a derogatory term used to describe either an illegitimate or controversial claimant to the power; often, but not always in a monarchy, or a person who succeeds in establishing himself as a monarch without inheriting the throne, or any other person exercising authority unconstitutionally...