saisieren

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German

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Etymology

Borrowed from French saisir.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -iːʁən

Verb

saisieren (weak, third-person singular present saisiert, past tense saisierte, past participle saisiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (obsolete) to seize, to divest of possession by act of public authority
    Synonym: beschlagnahmen
    • 1896 January 23, RGSt 28, 131:
      Als er des Gendarmen ansichtig wurde, hat er die Patronen in einem hohlen Baume versteckt; doch war dieses Manöver vom Gendarmen bemerkt und daraufhin der Angeklagte und der von ihm verborgene Sprengstoff saisirt worden.
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