Definitions For Sequestration

noun

• Seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized
• The act of segregating or sequestering
• A writ that authorizes the seizure of property
• 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
• The act of keeping a person or group apart from other people or the state of being kept apart from other people
• The act of taking someone's property until a debt has been paid