seized adjective.
[si:zd] In sense 1 usu.
seised.
ME.[from SEIZE verb + -ED1.]1. Chiefly
Law (foll. by
of, in). In (legal) possession of land etc. Also (
arch., foll. by
of, with) aware or informed of.
ME.Economist Leading employers and trade unionists, fully seized of the facts. ■ H. Allen The young Irishman seized of his grandfather's estate.2. gen. That has been seized, confiscated, or taken.
M19.■ Carlyle The seized cannon are yoked with seized cart-horses.3. Of a machine etc.: that has jammed or stuck, inoperative. Also foll. by
up.
E20.Classic & Sportscar The engine is seized but the car was driven to its resting place. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲