General Law

Seizure

0163-en RE620 Administrative Law As of 11.07.2026


The seizure is an official act by which an object is withdrawn from the disposal of a person otherwise entitled to dispose of it in the public interest.

Deutsch

Beschlagnahme 0163-de

Die Beschlagnahme ist behördlicher Akt, durch welche ein Gegenstand der Verfügung einer sonst verfügungsberechtigten Person im öffentlichen Interesse entzogen wird.

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