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Levy :: Levy (v. i.) To seize property, real or personal, or subject it to the operation of an execution; to make a levy; as, to levy on property; the usual mode of levying, in England, is by seizing the goods..

Prehension :: Prehension (n.) The act of taking hold, seizing, or grasping, as with the hand or other member..

Disseizing :: Disseizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disseiz.

Reseizure :: Reseizure (n.) A second seizure; the act of seizing again.

Seizing :: Seizing (n.) The act of taking or grasping suddenly.

Grapple :: Grapple (v. t.) An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab..

Prensation :: Prensation (n.) The act of seizing with violence.

Snap :: Snap (v. t.) A sudden, eager bite; a sudden seizing, or effort to seize, as with the teeth..

Capture :: Capture (n.) The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal..

Catch :: Catch (n.) Act of seizing; a grasp.

Seizing :: Seizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Seiz.

Nippers :: Nippers (n. pl.) A device with fingers or jaws for seizing an object and holding or conveying it; as, in a printing press, a clasp for catching a sheet and conveying it to the form..

Disseizin :: Disseizin (n.) The act of disseizing; an unlawful dispossessing and ouster of a person actually seized of the freehold.

Grasping :: Grasping (a.) Seizing; embracing; catching.

Flytrap :: Flytrap (n.) A plant (Dionaea muscipula), called also Venus's flytrap, the leaves of which are fringed with stiff bristles, and fold together when certain hairs on their upper surface are touched, thus seizing insects that light on them. The insects so caught are afterwards digested by a secretion from the upper surface of the leaves..

Rapacious :: Rapacious (a.) Given to plunder; disposed or accustomed to seize by violence; seizing by force.

Surprise :: Surprise (n.) The act of coming upon, or taking, unawares; the act of seizing unexpectedly; surprisal; as, the fort was taken by surprise..

Seizure :: Seizure (n.) The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc..

Apprehension :: Apprehension (n.) The act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure; as, the hand is an organ of apprehension..

Raptorial :: Raptorial (a.) Adapted for seizing prey; -- said of the legs, claws, etc., of insects, birds, and other animals..

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