Definition of sequester - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
isolationisolate or hide away
- The jury was sequestered until a verdict was reached..
2.
legalTECH. take legal possession of assets until a debt is paidTECH.
- The court sequestered his assets during the proceedings..
3.
chemistryTECH. form a stable compound with an ionTECH.
- The agent sequesters calcium ions in the solution.
Origin of sequester
Latin, sequestrare (to set aside)
Examples of sequester in a sentence
Funds were sequestered for emergency use. The government sequestered the company's funds due to unpaid taxes. His properties were sequestered by the authorities after the fraud was discovered. The compound can sequester harmful ions effectively. Scientists sequester metals to prevent contamination.
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- French:isoler, saisir, ...
- German:isolieren, beschlagnahmen, ...
- Italian:isolare, sequestrare, ...
- Spanish:aislar, embargar, ...
- Portuguese:isolar, apreender, ...
- Chinese:隔离, 查封, ...
- Japanese:隔離する, 差し押さえる, ...
- Arabic:عَزَلَ, حَجَزَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְבוֹדֵד, לְעַקֵּל, ...
- Russian:изолировать, арестовать, ...
- Ukrainian:ізолювати, накласти арешт, ...
- Hindi:अलग-थलग रखना, कुर्क करना, ...
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