Associations to the word «Sequestration»

Wiktionary

SEQUESTRATION, noun. The process or act of sequestering.
SEQUESTRATION, noun. (medicine) Protective sequestration: quarantine measures to contain infection among the population.

Dictionary definition

SEQUESTRATION, noun. The act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury".
SEQUESTRATION, noun. 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.
SEQUESTRATION, noun. A writ that authorizes the seizure of property.
SEQUESTRATION, noun. Seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized.

Wise words

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