1. The act of segregating or sequestering
   "sequestration of the jury"
   - segregation 
2. 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 
3. A writ that authorizes the seizure of property 
4. Seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized
   - requisition

Derived forms: sequestrations

See also: sequester

Type of: appropriation, chemical action, chemical change, chemical process, judicial writ, separation, writ

Encyclopedia: Sequestration

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