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Seizure vs Epilepsies - What's the difference?

seizure | epilepsies |

As nouns the difference between seizure and epilepsies

is that seizure is the act of taking possession, as by force or right of law while epilepsies is .

seizure

English

Noun

(en noun) (Search and seizure) (wikipedia seizure)
  • The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.
    • the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc.
    The search warrant permitted the seizure of evidence.
  • * 1874 , (Marcus Clarke), (For the Term of His Natural Life) Chapter VII
    • As yet there had been no alarm of fever. The three seizures had excited some comment, however, and had it not been for the counter-excitement of the burning ship, it is possible that Pine's precaution would have been thrown away
  • A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).
    • He fell to the floor and convulsed when the epilectic seizure occurred.
  • A sudden onset of pain or emotion.
    • He felt the sudden seizure of pain as the heart attack began.
  • (obsolete) retention within one's grasp or power; possession; ownership
  • * Dryden
    • Make o'er thy honour by a deed of trust, / And give me seizure of the mighty wealth.
  • That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed.

    • epilepsies

    English

    Noun

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