sequestration

se·ques·tra·tion   (sē'kwĭ-strā'shən, sěk'wĭ-)    n.   The act of sequestering; segregation. Law Seizure of property. A writ authorizing seizure of property. Chemistry The inhibition or prevention of normal ion behavior by combination with added materials, especially the prevention of metallic ion precipitation from solution by formation of a coordination compound with a phosphate.

Main Entry: se·ques·tra·tion
Pronunciation: "sE-kw&s-'trA-sh&n, "se-
Function: noun
1 : the act of sequestering : the state of being sequestered
2 a : a writ authorizing an official (as a sheriff) to take into custody the property of a defendant usually to enforce a court order, to exercise quasi in rem jurisdiction, or to preserve the property until judgment is rendered b in the civil law of Louisiana : a deposit in which a neutral person agrees to hold property in dispute and to restore it to the party to whom it is determined to belong
3 : the cancellation of funds for expenditure or obligation in order to enforce federal budget limitations set by law

Main Entry: se·ques·tra·tion
Pronunciation: "sEk-w&s-'trA-sh&n, "sek-, si-"kwes-
Function: noun
1 : the formation of asequestrum
2 : the process of sequestering or result of being sequestered

sequestration se·ques·tra·tion (sē'kwĭ-strā'shən, sěk'wĭ-)
n.

1. The formation of a sequestrum.

2. Loss of blood or of its fluid content into spaces within the body, so that the circulating volume diminishes.

3. The inhibition or prevention of normal ion behavior by combination with added materials, especially the prevention of metallic ion precipitation from solution.