Seized and held
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ENCLASPEDSeized and held.
hostageA person seized or held as security for the fulfillment of a condition
SWOOPEDPounced upon and seized.
CORSICAIsland French and Italians seized from Nazis.
disseisinthe act of disseizing; an unlawful dispossessing and ouster of a person actually seized of the freehold also DISSEIZIN
postliminythe right by which persons and property seized in war are restored to former status on recovery also POSTLIMINIUM
disseizinthe act of disseizing; an unlawful dispossessing and ouster of a person actually seized of the freehold also DISSEISIN
postliminiesPOSTLIMINY, the right by which persons and property seized in war are restored to former status on recovery also POSTLIMINIUM
postliminiaryrelating to postliminy, the right by which persons and property seized in war are restored to former status on recovery
postliminiumthe right by which persons and property seized in war are restored to their former status on recovery also POSTLIMINY
disseisinsDISSEISIN, the act of disseizing; an unlawful dispossessing and ouster of a person actually seized of the freehold also DISSEIZIN
disseizinsDISSEIZIN, the act of disseizing; an unlawful dispossessing and ouster of a person actually seized of the freehold also DISSEISIN
postliminiaPOSTLIMINIUM, the right by which persons and property seized in war are restored to their former status on recovery also POSTLIMINY
airheadarea in enemy territory or in threatened friendly territory, seized by airborne troops for bringing in supplies and additional troops by airdrop or landing
mamelukemember of a military class, originally composed of slaves, that seized control of the Egyptian sultanate in 1250, ruled until 1517, and remained powerful until massacred or dispersed by Mehemet Ali in 1811
nazimember of the National Socialist German Workers' party of Germany, which in 1933, under Adolf Hitler, seized political control of the country, suppressing all opposition and establishing a dictatorship over all cultural, economic, and political activities
nazismember of the National Socialist German Workers' party of Germany, which in 1933, under Adolf Hitler, seized political control of the country, suppressing all opposition and establishing a dictatorship over all cultural, economic, and political activities