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  2. Seizing - Wikipedia

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    Seizings are not recommended for heavy loads for critical use as strain reduces the diameter of the main rope and can permit slippage even with proper construction. According to The Ashley Book of Knots, "A seizing holds several objects together." [2] The other type of stopping knots are whipping knots. A throat seizing is a seized round turn.

  3. Seisin - Wikipedia

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    Seisin comes from Middle English saysen, seysen, in the legal sense of ' to put in possession of, or to take possession of, hence, to grasp, to seize '.The Old French variations seisir, saisir, are from Low Latin sacīre, generally referred to the same source as Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 satjan, Old English settan, ' to put in place, set '.

  4. Seize - Wikipedia

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    Seize or seise may refer to: Seisin, legal possession of property; Seizing, a class of knots used to semi-permanently bind together two ropes; Seize (band), a British electronic band; The jamming of machine parts against each other, usually due to insufficient lubrication; Seize, a fictional town the anime TV series Sound of the Sky

  5. Civil forfeiture in the United States - Wikipedia

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    60% to the seizing agencies, 20% to the prosecuting district attorneys’ offices, 20% to the criminal court fund. [65] Maine Criminal forfeiture only. [66] 3rd party owners need to prove their own innocence, unless a family's primary residence is at stake. [66] All proceeds go to the General Fund unless another transfer is approved. [66]

  6. Editorial: L.A. officials lied to justify seizing homeless ...

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    In a court case, L.A. officials changed records to justify taking homeless people's belongings. That is a new low.

  7. Carpe diem - Wikipedia

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    Carpe is the second-person singular present active imperative of carpō "pick or pluck" used by Horace to mean "enjoy, seize, use, make use of". [2] Diem is the accusative of dies "day". A more literal translation of carpe diem would thus be "pluck the day [as it is ripe]"—that is, enjoy the moment.

  8. Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    The Bill of Rights in the National Archives. The Fourth Amendment (Amendment IV) to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights.It prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets requirements for issuing warrants: warrants must be issued by a judge or magistrate, justified by probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and must particularly describe the place to be ...

  9. Sizing - Wikipedia

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    Sizing or size is a substance that is applied to, or incorporated into, other materials—especially papers and textiles—to act as a protective filler or glaze.Sizing is used in papermaking and textile manufacturing to change the absorption and wear characteristics of those materials.