Seizure
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law. A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure). A sudden onset of pain or emotion.
Example sentence: The British seizure of Hongkong was an aspect of one of the most ugly crimes of the British Empire: the takeover and destruction of India, and the use of India to flood China with opium.
Capture
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An act of capturing.Something that has been captured; a captive.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To take control of.To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitationTo reproduce convincingly.To remove or take control of an opponent's piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers.)
Example sentence: I wrote two poems about the '81 uprisings: 'Di Great Insohreckshan' and 'Mekin Histri.' I wrote those two poems from the perspective of those who had taken part in the Brixton riots. The tone of the poem is celebratory because I wanted to capture the mood of exhilaration felt by black people at the time.