Seize

Definition - Transitive Verb
1   : to put in possession of property or vest with the right of possession or succession <stand seized of land>
2  : to take possession or custody of (property) esp. by lawful authority <~ drugs as evidence> <the judgment of criminal forfeiture shall authorize the Attorney General to ~ the interest or property subject to forfeiture ­Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 32(b)(2)> <can ~ the goods subject to his security interest and...keep them in satisfaction of the debt ­J. J. White and R. S. Summers>
compare foreclose repossess
3  : to detain (a person) in such circumstances as would lead a reasonable person to believe that he or she was not free to leave <determined that the defendant was seized when surrounded by police officers>



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intrinsic fraud

fraud (as by the use of false or forged documents, false claims, or perjured testimony) that deceives the trier of fact and results in a judgment in favor of the party perpetrating the fraud


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