"be seized of" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: is seized of [present, singular, third-person], being seized of [participle, present], was seized of [past], been seized of [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|be<is,being,was,been> seized of}} be seized of (third-person singular simple present is seized of, present participle being seized of, simple past was seized of, past participle been seized of)
  1. To remain in consideration of a matter.
    Sense id: en-be_seized_of-en-verb-YUM7BHR6
  2. To reserve the right to reconsider a matter, as in a deliberative assembly.
    Sense id: en-be_seized_of-en-verb-CIkFeL8R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65

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