illegal seizure

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• 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

• illegal — illegally, adv. /i lee geuhl/, adj. 1. forbidden by law or statute. 2. contrary to or forbidden by official rules, regulations, etc.: The referee ruled that it was an illegal forward pass. n. 3. Informal. See illegal alien. [1620 30; < ML… …   Universalium

• illegal — il•le•gal [[t]ɪˈli gəl[/t]] adj. 1) law forbidden by law or statute 2) spo contrary to or forbidden by official rules or regulations 3) cvb an illegal immigrant • Etymology: 1620–30; < ML il•le′gal•ly, adv. syn: illegal, unlawful, illicit,… …   From formal English to slang

• seizure — sei‧zure [ˈsiːʒə ǁ ər] noun [countable, uncountable] formal 1. LAW the act of taking goods or property because they are illegal, or because the owner has not paid a debt: • An authority may threaten seizure of goods or disconnection of vital… …   Financial and business terms

• Illegal immigration to the United States — refers to the act of foreign nationals voluntarily resettling in the United States in violation of U.S. immigration and nationality law. Residing in the United States in violation of immigration law is not a crime but a civil infraction. [ Being… …   Wikipedia

• illegal — il·le·gal /il lē gəl/ adj: contrary to or in violation of a law: illicit unlawful an illegal contract il·le·gal·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• illegal arrest — seizure that is not lawful …   English contemporary dictionary

• Illegal drug trade in the People's Republic of China — The illegal drug trade in China is influenced by factors such as history, location, size, population, and current economic conditions which are good. China has one fifth of the world s population and a large and expanding economy. Opium has… …   Wikipedia

• seizure — [[t]si͟ːʒə(r)[/t]] seizures 1) N COUNT If someone has a seizure, they have a sudden violent attack of an illness, especially one that affects their heart or brain. ...a mild cardiac seizure... I was prescribed drugs to control seizures. 2) N… …   English dictionary

• seizure — sei|zure [ˈsi:ʒə US ər] n 1.) [U and C] the act of suddenly taking control of something, especially by force seizure of ▪ the Fascist seizure of power in 1922 2.) [U and C] when the police or government officers take away illegal goods such as… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 2007 Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel — Map of the Persian Gulf. Iranian military personnel seized 15 Royal Navy personnel during 2007 and held them for 13 days. On 23 March 2007, 15 British Royal Navy personnel, from HMS Cornwall, searching a merchant vessel were surrounded by the… …   Wikipedia