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Seizure vs Fury - What's the difference?

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Seizure is a related term of fury.


As a noun seizure

is the act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.

As a proper noun fury is

(lb) female personification of vengeance ().

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.

    • fury

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) furie, from (etyl)

    Noun

    (furies)
  • Extreme anger.
  • Strength or violence in action.
  • *
  • *:“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,!”
  • An angry or malignant person.
    • Derived terms
    * furious

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) (lena) .

    Noun

    (furies)
  • (obsolete) A thief.
  • * J. Fletcher
    • Have an eye to your plate, for there be furies .