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seizure

noun as in convulsive attack

noun as in capture, taking

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She has significantly increased seizures of the drug compared to her predecessor and her administration has sent dozens of convicted drug cartel members to the US to serve sentences there.

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Earlier this week, Frimpong approved expedited discovery on the claim that the aggressive raids violate a person’s Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable search and seizure.

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We found ourselves back in the hospital with him to monitor for seizures.

"But beyond these funding issues, the seizure, capture, and high-value operations that Colombia carries out are frequently co-ordinated with the United States," she continues.

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Drug seizures in the Caribbean - where the bulk of confirmed US strikes have so far taken place - account for a relatively small percentage of the total, although US officials have warned it is rising.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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