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sequestration

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se·ques·tra·tion  (skw-strshn, skw-)
n.
1. The act of sequestering; segregation.
2. Law
a. Seizure of property.
b. A writ authorizing seizure of property.
3. Chemistry The inhibition or prevention of normal ion behavior by combination with added materials, especially the prevention of metallic ion precipitation from solution by formation of a coordination compound with a phosphate.

sequestration [ˌsiːkwɛˈstreɪʃən]
n
1. the act of sequestering or state of being sequestered
2. (Law) Law the sequestering of property
3. (Chemistry) Chem the effective removal of ions from a solution by coordination with another type of ion or molecule to form complexes that do not have the same chemical behaviour as the original ions See also sequestrant
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sequestration - the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury"
separation - the social act of separating or parting company; "the separation of church and state"
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
chemical action, chemical change, chemical process - (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
3.sequestration - a writ that authorizes the seizure of property
judicial writ, writ - (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
4.sequestration - seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized
appropriation - a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner; "the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit"; "a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest"
Translations
sequestration [ˌsiːkwesˈtreɪʃən] Nsecuestración f
sequestration
n (Jur) → Sequestration f; (in bankruptcy case also) → Zwangsverwaltung f


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The Courier has a conscience; and with a view to keeping it easy, insists that he shall be left in ignorance of that part of the plot which relates to the sequestration of my Lord.
Then it came over me that, in spite of Flora's presumable sequestration from the instant of her return from the pool, it might already be too late.
It is in vain I represent that, before the sequestration of emigrant property, I had remitted the imposts they had ceased to pay; that I had collected no rent; that I had had recourse to no process.
 
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