be seized
Example Sentences
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Chapter 7 is known as liquidation because nonexempt assets can be seized and sold to repay your creditors.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
However, district judge Anita Price heard the application was no longer being contested and she ordered his known assets be seized.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
Among them, sanitation workers would have to give 24-hour notice and describe the property to be seized and the basis for the seizure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
It also provides that where a warrant is required, it must be supported by probable cause and specifically describe the places to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
“They should all be seized on the spot! When did you last come up here? I could scrape the dust off their pages with a trowel.”
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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