nnoun.actthe act of segregating or sequesteringSynset:segregation
Examples:- sequestration of the jury
Antonyms:integration
Derivationally Related Form:segregationistsegregatesequester
Hypernyms:separation
Inherited Hypernyms:segregationseparationgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:segregationseparationgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.processthe action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactionsDerivationally Related Form:sequester
Hypernyms:chemical action chemical change chemical process
Inherited Hypernyms:sequestrationchemical processnatural processprocessphysical entityentity
nnoun.communicationa writ that authorizes the seizure of propertyTopic:jurisprudencelaw
Hypernyms:judicial writ writ
Inherited Hypernyms:sequestrationwritlegal documentdocumentwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.actseizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seizedSynset:requisition
Derivationally Related Form:sequester
Hypernyms:appropriation
Inherited Hypernyms:sequestrationappropriationacquiringacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity