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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | taking away by force |
| Synonyms: | appropriation, kidnapping, rape, seizure, theft |
| Main Entry: | rape |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | defilement; a forced sexual assault |
| Synonyms: | abduction, abuse, criminal attack, depredation, despoilment, despoliation, forcible violation, maltreatment, molestation, pillage, plunder, plundering, rapine, spoliation, statutory offense, violation |
| Main Entry: | seizure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | capture, taking |
| Synonyms: | abduction, annexation, apprehension, arrest, bust, collar, commandeering, confiscation, drop, grab, grabbing, hook*, pinch*, seizing, snatch |
| Antonyms: | letting go, liberation, release |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | usurpation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | seizing something |
| Synonyms: | abduction, annexation, apprehension, appropriation, arrest, arrogation, assumption, bust, collar, commandeering, confiscation, drop*, grab*, grabbing, hook*, pinch*, preemption, seizing, seizure, snatch |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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