Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A second seizure; the act of seizing again.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A second seizure; the act of seizing again.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A second or subsequent
seizure (of assets, property, etc.).
Etymologies
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Examples
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But when he had proposed it to his brother D'Evereux, as the only way he could devise of rewarding Wallace for the preservation of his son, and the honor of their sister, he was obliged to urge in support of his wish, the desire he had to take the first opportunity of being revenged on Edward by the reseizure of Guienne.
The Scottish Chiefs 1875
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But when he had proposed it to his brother D'Evereux, as the only way he could devise of rewarding Wallace for the preservation of his son, and the honor of their sister, he was obliged to urge in support of his wish, the desire he had to take the first opportunity of being revenged on Edward by the reseizure of Guienne.
The Scottish Chiefs Jane Porter 1813
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