sequesterverb [ T ]
uk/sɪˈkwes.tər/us/sɪˈkwes.tɚ/specializedsequester verb [ T ] (TAKE)
also sequestrate, to take temporary possession of someone's property until they have paid back the money that is owed or until they have obeyed a court order
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Capturing or taking possession of things
- -grabbing
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrogate
- at bay idiom
- bag
- cage
- capture
- catch
- collar
- corner
- entangle
- get your claws into sb idiom
- get/lay/put your hands on sb idiom
- grab
- repo man
- seize
- snag
- snatch
- snatch at sth
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sequester verb [ T ] (KEEP SEPARATE)
US to keep a jury together in a place so that the members of the jury cannot discuss the case with other people or read or hear news reports about it
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Isolating and separating
- compartmentalize
- cone
- cone sth off
- cordon
- cordon sth off
- cut sb/sth off
- divide
- insulate
- insulation
- insulator
- intersect
- isolate
- isolation
- screen sth off
- seclude
- segregate
- separate
- separately
- wrenching
- zonal
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sequestration
noun [ U ] uk/ˌsiː.kwesˈtreɪ.ʃən/us/ˌsiː.kwesˈtreɪ.ʃən/specialized