the act or an instance of seizing.

the state of being seized.

a taking possession of an item, property, or person legally or by force.

a sudden attack, as of epilepsy or some other disease.

noun

letting go , liberation , release

noun

access , breakdown , convulsion , fit , illness , paroxysm , spasm , spell , stroke , throe , turn , abduction , annexation , apprehension , arrest , bust * , collar * , commandeering , confiscation , drop , grab , grabbing , hook * , pinch * , seizing , snatch , clutch , appropriation , arrogation , assumption , preemption , expropriation , attack , capture , episode , grasping , usurpation