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41spring upon — Synonyms and related words: ambush, astonish, bushwhack, catch at, catch off guard, catch unawares, come from behind, come upon unexpectedly, do the unexpected, drop in on, fasten upon, jump, jump at, pounce upon, pull up short, scramble for,… …
42pounce upon something — ˈpounce on/upon sth derived to quickly notice sth that sb has said or done, especially in order to criticize it Syn: seize on/upon • His comments were pounced upon by the press. Main entry: ↑pouncederived …
43pounce upon — index attack, oppugn, seize (confiscate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
44Seized — Seize Seize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seizing}.] [OE. seisen, saisen, OF. seisir, saisir, F. saisir, of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. set. The meaning is properly, to set, put, place, hence, to put in possession of. See… …
45Seizing — Seize Seize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seizing}.] [OE. seisen, saisen, OF. seisir, saisir, F. saisir, of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. set. The meaning is properly, to set, put, place, hence, to put in possession of. See… …
46To be seized of — Seize Seize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seizing}.] [OE. seisen, saisen, OF. seisir, saisir, F. saisir, of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. set. The meaning is properly, to set, put, place, hence, to put in possession of. See… …
47Two Treatises of Government — Infobox Book name = Two Treatises of Government title orig = translator = image caption = Title page from the first edition author = John Locke illustrator = cover artist = country = England language = English series = subject = Political… …
48grasp — graspable, adj. grasper, n. graspless, adj. /grasp, grahsp/, v.t. 1. to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms. 2. to seize upon; hold firmly. 3. to get hold of mentally; comprehend; understand: I don t grasp your meaning …
49Klemens von Metternich — Metternich redirects here. For other uses, see Metternich (disambiguation). Klemens Wenzel von Metternich Portrait of Prince Metternich (c. 1825) by Sir Thomas Lawrence. Prince of Metternich …
50John Marshall — For other people named John Marshall, see John Marshall (disambiguation). John Marshall John Marshall in 1831 by Henry Inman 4th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States …
