sequester – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
sequester
v.
segregate, separate, set apart; seclude, withdraw; temporarily seize property until the settlement of a legal claim (Law); seize enemy property (International Law)
Sequestration
Sequestration or
sequester may refer to:
Law and government
sequester
Verb
1. requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered"
(hypernym) take
(verb-group) impound, attach, confiscate, seize
2. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
(synonym) impound, attach, confiscate, seize
(hypernym) take
(hyponym) garnishee, garnish
(derivation) sequestration, requisition
3. undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion; "The cations were sequestered"
(hypernym) change
(derivation) sequestration
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
4. keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
(synonym) seclude, sequestrate, withdraw
(hypernym) isolate, insulate
(verb-group) adjourn, withdraw, retire
(derivation) segregation, sequestration
5. set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
(synonym) sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate
(hypernym) separate, disunite, divide, part
Sequester (der/das)
n.
sequestrum, piece of tissue, that has detached from the surrounding healthy tissue (especially bone)
Sequester
(v. t.)
To set apart; to put aside; to remove; to separate from other things.
(v. t.)
To separate from the owner for a time; to take from parties in controversy and put into the possession of an indifferent person; to seize or take possession of, as property belonging to another, and hold it till the profits have paid the demand for which it is taken, or till the owner has performed the decree of court, or clears himself of contempt; in international law, to confiscate.
(v. t.)
To cause to retire or withdraw into obscurity; to seclude; to withdraw; -- often used reflexively.
(v. t.)
To cause (one) to submit to the process of sequestration; to deprive (one) of one's estate, property, etc.
(v. i.)
To withdraw; to retire.
(v. i.)
To renounce (as a widow may) any concern with the estate of her husband.
(n.)
Sequestration; separation.
(n.)
Same as Sequestrum.
(n.)
A person with whom two or more contending parties deposit the subject matter of the controversy; one who mediates between two parties; a mediator; an umpire or referee.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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