saisir

French

verb

Definitions

to take hold of; to grab
to seize, to take (an illegal product), to capture
to grasp mentally; understand
(computing) to capture (screen or data)
(computing) To type (something) into a computer; to input.
(accounting) To record (something) in an account, ledger, etc.
(law) To vest a court with a case; to refer a matter to a court.

Etymology

Derived from Old French seisir (take possession of, invest, court, put in possession of) derived from Latin saciō, sacīre derived from Frankish *sakjan (sue, bring a legal charge against, litigate, accuse, bring legal action) derived from Old High German *sazjan.

Origin

Old High German

*sazjan

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