Seizure vs Seizurelike - What's the difference?
seizure | seizurelike |
The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.
* 1874 , (Marcus Clarke), (For the Term of His Natural Life) Chapter VII
A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).
A sudden onset of pain or emotion.
(obsolete) retention within one's grasp or power; possession; ownership
* Dryden
That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed.
Resembling or characteristic of a seizure.
*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=November 8, author=Keith Bradsher, title=Sleuthing for a Danger in Toy Beads, work=New York Times
, passage=Both the children presented with a coma and seizurelike movements, said Dr. Naren Gunja, the deputy director of the center. }}
As a noun seizure
is the act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.As an adjective seizurelike is
resembling or characteristic of a seizure.seizure
English
Noun
(en noun) (Search and seizure) (wikipedia seizure)- the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc.
- The search warrant permitted the seizure of evidence.
- 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
- He fell to the floor and convulsed when the epilectic seizure occurred.
- He felt the sudden seizure of pain as the heart attack began.
- Make o'er thy honour by a deed of trust, / And give me seizure of the mighty wealth.
seizurelike
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Adjective
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