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What legal term is defined as the exercise of dominion or control over a person or thing by the government because of a violation of law?
a. Arrest
b. Search
c. Prosecution
d. Seizur

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d. Seizur (Seizure)

Explanation: A "seizure" is the government's exercise of dominion or control over a person or thing (the Fourth Amendment context). An arrest is a type of seizure of a person; a search is an intrusion to find evidence; prosecution is charging and trying someone.