reseizes

Grabs again forcibly

Reseizes means to seize again—to take hold of, capture, or regain possession of something a second time or after an interval.

A government might reseize assets it had previously released.

A creditor reseizes collateral after a borrower defaults again: The bank reseized the property when payments stopped.

physical

grabs

Seizes abruptly

snatches · reclaims · retrieves · reacquires · clutches · grips · holds · wrestles · wrests · recovers

legal

repossession

Creditor seizing collateral

recapture · reacquisition · recovery · attachment · garnishment · sequestration · distraint · impoundment · forfeiture · replevin

mechanical

jams

Cooked fruit spreads

  • sticksSlender wood pieces
  • locksSecurity fastening devices
  • bindsFastens or constrains

freezes · halts · malfunctions · stalls · grinds · catches · faults · fails · overheats · friction

Opposites
possession/control

reseizesreleases

Lets go or publishes

relinquishes · lets go · surrenders · forfeits · cedes

physical action

reseizesreleases

Lets go or publishes

lets go · drops · unclasps · frees · liberates

Family

seize, seized, seizure, seizing, seizes, seizers, seizable, seizer

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