| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A seizing and holding by law: apprehension, arrest. Slang : bust, collar, pickup, pinch. See LAW. 2. The act of catching, especially a sudden taking and holding: catch, clutch1, grab, snatch. See GET. 3. A sudden and often acute manifestation of a disease: access, attack, fit2. Informal : spell3. See HEALTH. 4. The act of taking quick and forcible possession of: confiscation, expropriation. See GIVE. 5. The act of taking something for oneself: appropriation, arrogation, assumption, preemption, usurpation. See GIVE.
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