To prevent (a decision, event, etc.) from being influenced or changed by a willful act; to preempt someone's future actions by deciding the course of events ahead of time.

plural of radial shaft seal

(mechanical engineering) A seal for any rotary element.

Synonym of large seal script.

Alternative letter-case form of great seal script.

(usually) An ancient Chinese calligraphic script used in the Zhou dynasty. / (also) Any ancient Chinese script used before the Qin dynasty.

Alternative letter-case form of large seal script.

(politics, UK) The fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, the position is now considered to be sinecure.

A pressure-sensitive tape used for closing or sealing corrugated fiberboard boxes.

Neomonachus schauinslandi, an endangered species of earless seal in the family Phocidae.