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has gloss	(noun) the taking possession of something by legal process seizure
lexicalization	eng: seizure
subclass of	(noun) a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner; "the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit"; "a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest" appropriation
has subclass	(noun) seizure by the government confiscation, arrogation
has subclass	(noun) the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien" distress, distraint
has subclass	(noun) placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law poundage, internment, impounding, impoundment
has subclass	(noun) the act of coercing someone into government service impress, impressment
has subclass	(noun) a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount recapture