Definition of Sequestration
Noun
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seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized
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a writ that authorizes the seizure of property
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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
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the act of segregating or sequestering
"sequestration of the jury"
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