Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (n.) 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.

2. (n.) Retention within one's grasp or power; hold; possession; ownership.

3. (n.) That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed.