sequestration

Meanings

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

Synonyms

• segregation
• requisition

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