seizure of power

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• Muhammad Ali's seizure of power — The process of Muhammad Ali s seizure of power in Egypt was a long three way civil war between the Ottoman Turks, Egyptian Mamluks, and Albanian mercenaries. It ended in victory for the Albanians led by Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769 1849). The war… …   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 — 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

• 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

• seizure — noun 1 (U) the act of suddenly taking control or possession of something: the Fascist seizure of power in 1922 2 (C) a sudden attack of an illness, for example a heart attack: an epileptic seizure …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Seizure — Sei zure, n. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Retention within one s grasp or power; hold;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• seizure — UK [ˈsiːʒə(r)] / US [ˈsɪʒər] noun Word forms seizure : singular seizure plural seizures 1) [countable/uncountable] the action of taking something or taking control of something, especially using power or force seizure of: the seizure of the… …   English dictionary

• seizure — sei|zure [ siʒər ] noun 1. ) count or uncount the action of taking something or taking control of something, especially using power or force: drug/weapons seizure: The government has made a record number of drug seizures this year. seizure of:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Seizure (novel) — infobox Book | name = Seizure h title orig = translator = image caption = author = Robin Cook illustrator = cover artist = Digital Vision country = United States language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = G. P. Putnam s Sons release… …   Wikipedia

• seizure — [ˈsiːʒə] noun 1) [C/U] the action of taking something, or of taking control of something, using power or force 2) [C] a sudden attack of an illness that makes your body shake …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Search and seizure — is a legal procedure used in many civil law and common law legal systems whereby police or other authorities and their agents, who suspect that a crime has been committed, do a search of a person s property and confiscate any relevant evidence to …   Wikipedia