desequestratev.
/ˌdiːsɪˈkwɛstreɪt/ transitive. To release from sequestration; to return to its owner.
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desequestrate1959
1959 Times 12 Jan. 8/5 378 British firms and properties, and about 10,000 current bank accounts..will be desequestrated as soon as an agreement has been signed.
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ˌdesequeˈstration n.
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desequestration1959
1959 Daily Tel. 13 Mar. 21/3 The first Briton to apply for desequestration papers.
1959 Daily Tel. 13 Mar. 21/3 Desequestration will not take place until his claim has been formally admitted.
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