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access, attack, bout, case, fit, siege, spell, turn
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The bust represents the largest-ever border seizure of meth in New Zealand. — Washington Post, "New Zealand officials find half ton of meth hidden in motors," 6 Sep. 2019 The term generally refers to a legal method through which a judge can order the seizure of someone’s guns if, following a process that doesn’t have to include criminal charges, they are deemed to be a threat to themselves or others. — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland.com, "How one Ohio gun-rights group aims to upend the public debate by scaring Republicans," 27 Aug. 2019 The seizure of the Grace 1 threw a spanner in the works, not least because Britain was prodded into action by American intelligence. — The Economist, "What Britain’s release of an Iranian tanker says about its post-Brexit foreign policy," 22 Aug. 2019 In all, the search of the house resulted in the seizure of 15 rifles, some of which were assault-style, as well as 10 semi-automatic pistols and an estimated 10,000 rounds of ammunition, according to the affidavit. — Eric Heisig, al, "Man allegedly posted about mass shootings, claims he joined Alabama ROTC program," 13 Aug. 2019 The court could then order the seizure of a person’s weapons. — German Lopez, Vox, "Here’s where every 2020 candidate stands on guns," 7 Aug. 2019 Molly was under 24-hour supervision in the days following the seizure, but sadly did not regain consciousness. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, "North Carolina Aquarium Mourns Loss of Famous River Otter," 2 Aug. 2019 In the seizure at the shooter's Nevada home, the San Francisco Chronicle reported officials found reading materials on white supremacy and radical Islam, per an anonymous federal law enforcement source. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, "FBI: Media 'wrong' on Garlic Festival shooter's white supremacy ideology, despite social media post," 1 Aug. 2019 Meanwhile, authorities in the United States discovered a billion dollars’ worth of methamphetamine hidden inside electronic equipment headed for Australia in January, which remains the largest seizure of the drug in American history, CNN reports. — Matt Mcnulty, PEOPLE.com, "Man Who Crashed Into Parked Police Car Is Allegedly Caught With $140 Million of Meth," 24 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'seizure.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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Note: The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right against unreasonable searches and seizures. It requires that a warrant may issue only upon probable cause, and that the warrant particularly describe the persons or things to be seized. Not all seizures, however, require a warrant. A seizure that constitutes an arrest requires probable cause to be reasonable, and a stop usually requires reasonable suspicion of the particular person or persons stopped, although stops like those at drunk driving checkpoints may be justified by a plan that places explicit and neutral limitations on the conduct of police officers with no requirement of individualized suspicion.