SEQUESTER

/səˈkwɛs.tə/ ► audio Scrabble 18 Words With Friends 19

Definition

  1. verb requisition forcibly, as of enemy property.
  2. verb take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority. — synonyms: impound, attach, confiscate, seize
  3. verb undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion.
  4. verb keep away from others. — synonyms: seclude, sequestrate, withdraw
  5. verb set apart from others. — synonyms: sequestrate, keep_apart, set_apart, isolate

Examples

  • “The jury was sequestered from the press by the judge's order.”
  • “The Budget Control Act of 2011 sequestered 1.2 trillion dollars over 10 years on January 2, 2013.”

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