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| letter of marque |
formerly, a government document that authorized a ship captain to seize the ships of other nations. |
| military coup |
the sudden and forceful attempt of a military group to seize state power; coup d'état. |
| nab |
(informal) to catch or seize; arrest. [1/2 definitions] |
| pillage |
to openly and forcefully seize goods from, as during a war; plunder. [3/4 definitions] |
| pounce |
to jump or swoop down in order to seize or capture something. [2/4 definitions] |
| preempt |
to seize or appropriate ahead of others. [1/4 definitions] |
| prong |
to pierce or seize with, or as if with, a prong or prongs. [1/3 definitions] |
| raid |
a surprise entry by police into private property, usu. to make arrests or seize something. [1/7 definitions] |
| reave |
to take away by or as if by force; seize. [1/3 definitions] |
| sequestrate |
in law, to seize (property); confiscate. [1/2 definitions] |
| snatch |
to seize or try to seize something, esp. with a quick or sudden movement (usu. fol. by at). [1/8 definitions] |
| tackle |
to seize and throw a person to the ground, as in football. [1/7 definitions] |
| take |
to obtain possession of through force, skill, or trick; seize; capture. [1/36 definitions] |
| take hold |
to grasp or seize something (usu. fol. by "of"). [1/3 definitions] |
| take over |
to seize power over (something). [1/3 definitions] |
| usurp |
to seize a right, position, or the like forcibly, illegally, or wrongfully. [1/3 definitions] |
| warrant |
in law, a judicial order or writ giving an officer of the law the right to make searches, seize property, make arrests, or execute judgments. [1/9 definitions] |
| worry |
to seize and shake repeatedly, esp. with the teeth. [1/9 definitions] |
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