sequestrate (redirected from sequestrates)

se·ques·trate  (skw-strt, skw-, s-kwstrt)

tr.v. se·ques·trat·ed, se·ques·trat·ing, se·ques·trates

1. Chiefly British To seize; confiscate: "The sheriffs ... will be able to seize stock and other assets, and to sequestrate bank accounts belonging to defaulters" (Daily Telegraph).

2. To seclude; sequester.

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[Middle English sequestraten, from Latin sequestrre, sequestrt-, to give up for safekeeping; see sequester.]

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sequestrate [sɪˈkwɛstreɪt]

vb (tr)

1. (Law) Law a variant of sequester [3]

2. (Law) Chiefly Scots law

a.  to place (the property of a bankrupt) in the hands of a trustee for the benefit of his creditors

b.  to render (a person) bankrupt

3. Archaic to seclude or separate

[from Late Latin sequestrāre to sequester]

sequestrator  [ˈsiːkwɛsˌtreɪtə sɪˈkwɛsˌtreɪtə] n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	sequestrate - keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" seclude, sequester, withdraw isolate, insulate - place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates" adjourn, retire, withdraw - break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
	2.	sequestrate - set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on" keep apart, set apart, isolate, sequester disunite, separate, part, divide - force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"

Translations

sequestrate [sɪˈkwestreɪt] VT → secuestrar

sequestrate [ˈsiːkwɛstreɪt] vt [+ assets, property] → mettre sous séquestre

sequestrate

vt (Jur) → sequestrieren

sequestrate [sɪˈkwɛstreɪt] vt → sequestrare, confiscare

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sequestrate [sɪˈkwɛstreɪt] vt → sequestrare, confiscare