sequestration
noun
1 sequestration
The act of segregating or sequestering:
— Sequestration of the jury.
synonym: segregation.
Roget 789: taking etc. v.; reception etc. (taking in) 296; deglutition etc. (taking food) 298; appropriation, prehension, prensation†; ... show more
Roget 974: penalty; retribution etc. (punishment) 972; pain, pains and penalties; weregild†, wergild; peine forte et dure [Fr.]; penance etc. (atonement) 952; ... show more
2 sequestration
The action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions.
3 sequestration
A writ that authorizes the seizure of property.
4 sequestration
Seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized.
synonym: requisition.
Dutch: beslaglegging, uitleveringsverzoek
Polish: sekwestr, sekwestracja, areszt
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