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sequestrable

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se⋅ques⋅ter

  [si-kwes-ter]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude.
2. to remove or separate.
3. Law. to remove (property) temporarily from the possession of the owner; seize and hold, as the property and income of a debtor, until legal claims are satisfied.
4. International Law. to requisition, hold, and control (enemy property).
Origin:
1350–1400; ME sequestren < L sequestrāre to put in hands of a trustee, deriv. of sequester trustee, depositary

Related forms:
se⋅ques⋅tra⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
1, 2. isolate.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: sequester
Function: noun
: SEQUESTRATION 3
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2sequester
Function: noun
: SEQUESTRUM
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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