Definition of sequestration Sequestration

/sɛˌkwʌstɹejˈʃʌn/ - [sekwustreyshun] - se•ques•tra•tion

We found 11 definitions of sequestration from 4 different sources.

What does sequestration mean?

Noun Plural: sequestrations
sequestration - seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized
		requisition
		appropriation a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner; "the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit"; "a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest"
sequestration - a writ that authorizes the seizure of property
		judicial writ, writ (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
sequestration - 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
		chemical action, chemical change, chemical process (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
sequestration - the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury"
		segregation
		separation the act of dividing or disconnecting

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sequestration (Noun)
The process or act of sequestering.
sequestration (Noun)
Protective sequestration: quarantine measures to contain infection among the population.
sequestration (Noun)
1919, Somerset W. Somerset Maugham , Moon and The Moon and Sixpence , Moon and Sixpence/Chapter chapter 55 .
sequestration (Noun)
At that time there was no rigid sequestration on the islands, and lepers, if they chose, were allowed to go free.

sequestration
1) A legal term referring generally to the act of valuable property being taken into custody by an agent of the court and locked away for safekeeping, usually to prevent the property from being disposed of or abused before a dispute over its ownership can be resolved.\n2) The taking of someone's property, voluntarily (by deposit) or involuntarily (by seizure), by court officers or into the possession of a third party, awaiting the outcome of a trial in which ownership of that property is at issue.\n(Source: DUC / EMBMO)
sequestration
The act of segregating or sequestering.