How to say "seizure" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 没収ぼっしゅうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbSeizure in the sense of confiscation: an authority takes property away, typically because it is prohibited or as a penalty, and does not give it back.
- 捕獲ほかくnoun, suru verb, transitive verbReally means 'capture': catching or taking alive, chiefly of animals or fish. For the legal and property senses of 'seizure' it is not the word you want.
- 差し押さえさしおさえnoun, suru verb, transitive verbSeizure of assets in the legal and financial sense: property is taken into custody to secure payment of taxes or debts, covering attachment and foreclosure.
- 押収おうしゅうsuru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectiveSeizure by official authority in a legal process, above all investigators taking evidence in a criminal case; this is the criminal-procedure sense of the word.
- 横取りよこどりnoun, suru verb, transitive verbSnatching something away from its owner, or taking over what is not yours; its 'seizure' sense is this kind of grabbing or usurpation, not an official or legal act.
Choose 「差し押さえ」 for legal seizure of assets over unpaid taxes or debts, 押収 for seizure of evidence in an investigation, 没収 for confiscation as a penalty; 捕獲 is physical capture, 「横取り」 informal snatching.
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Japanese equivalents
- 没収ぼっしゅうseizure
- 捕獲ほかくcapture
- 差し押さえさしおさえseizure
- 押収おうしゅうseizure
- 横取りよこどりsnatching
- 強奪ごうだつrobbery
- 接収せっしゅうrequisition
- 収用しゅうようexpropriation
- 発作ほっさfit
- 強取ごうしゅseizure
- 捕捉ほそくcapture
- 鹵獲ろかくcapture (of enemy weapons, supplies, etc.)
- 拿捕だほcapture (esp. of a foreign vessel)
- 手捕りてどりcatch in one's hands
- 強制執行きょうせいしっこう(compulsory) execution
- 占領せんりょうmilitary occupation
- ジャックhijack
- 焼き付きやきつきseizing (of a piston, bearing, etc.)
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