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seize

1 verb

EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 20.05.2026

Meanings

1
(tundeseisundi kohta:) kedagi täielikult oma võimusesse võtma ning selles pidama, kellegi (tunnete) üle valitsema (hakkama)
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2
midagi oma kontrolli, juhtimise alla võtma või saama
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3
väevõimuga enda kätte haarama või vallutama
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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 695934 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain criminal proceduresprocedural law
apprehend preferred
arrest
  • to take hold of, actually and bodily (as to seize or arrest a person)
apprehend preferred
Usage examples
  • The pursuing officers shall not have the right to apprehend.
arrest
seize

Militerm | riigikaitseterminite andmebaas

ID 540714 Last modified 01.01.2005
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Domain Land Forces -> GeneralGeneral Conduct of Military Operations -> Military Tactics
vallutama preferred
seize preferred
  • puhastama määratud maa-ala vastase üksustest ja saavutama kontrolli selle üle
  • to take possession of a specified area, location or object by force
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  • lahingutoiming
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vallutama preferred
seize preferred

Riigi Teataja terminisõnastik

ID 641245 Last modified 28.07.2023
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seize
take away former
ära võtma
seize
take away former
Usage examples
  • 'take away' viitaks üksnes füüsilisele eemaldamisele, õigusliku eemaldamise lisab 'seize'

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