seizure
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In 1971, the Supreme Court began to patch this hole in a case called Bivens, approving monetary damages against federal agents who violated the Fourth Amendment’s guarantee against unreasonable search and seizure.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
Phoebe was struggling to walk, and was misdiagnosed with Todd's Paralysis, a neurological condition experienced by individuals with epilepsy where a seizure is followed by a brief period of temporary paralysis.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
The Portuguese, he writes, were by the 17th century the first colonial power to grasp the financial potential in basing industrialized agriculture on mass slavery abetted by the seizure of conquered land.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The group responded to the government’s seizure of its domains, writing “We decided to respond to this ridiculous show in a way that will be remembered forever.”
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
Maybe twenty seconds or so before the seizure I slip into this thing called an aura.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
Vocabulary lists containing seizure
The Bill of Rights
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Out of My Mind
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