different between kidnapping vs seizure

English

Alternative forms

• kidnaping (US; less common)

Verb

kidnapping

1. present participle of kidnap

Noun

kidnapping (countable and uncountable, plural kidnappings)

1. (crime) The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• abduction

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English kidnapping.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kid.na.pi?/

Noun

kidnapping m (plural kidnappings)

1. a kidnapping

Further reading

• “kidnapping” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from English kidnapping.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?dn?p??/
• Rhymes: -??

Noun

kidnapping f or m (definite singular kidnappinga or kidnappingen, indefinite plural kidnappinger, definite plural kidnappingene)

1. kidnapping

Related terms

• kidnappe
• kidnapper

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from English kidnapping.

Noun

kidnapping f (definite singular kidnappinga, indefinite plural kidnappingar, definite plural kidnappingane)

1. kidnapping

Related terms

• kidnappe
• kidnappar

References

• “kidnapping” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English kidnapping.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kid?napi?]

Noun

kidnapping n (uncountable)

1. (rare) kidnapping

Declension

Synonyms

• r?pire

References

• kidnapping in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

English

Alternative forms

• seisure (obsolete)

Etymology

seize +? -ure

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?si?? /, /?sizj??/

  Rhymes: -i???(r)

Noun

seizure (countable and uncountable, plural seizures)

1. 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

2. A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).

   He fell to the floor and convulsed when the epileptic seizure occurred.

3. A sudden onset of pain or emotion.

   He felt the sudden seizure of pain as the heart attack began.

4. That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed.
5. (obsolete) Retention within one's grasp or power; possession; ownership.

   • Make o'er thy honour by a deed of trust, / And give me seizure of the mighty wealth.

Translations

References

• Search and seizure on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• seizure on Wikipedia.Wikipedia