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- Dictionarysequestration/ˌsiːkwəˈstreɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the action of sequestrating or taking legal possession of assets: "if such court injunctions are ignored, sequestration of trade union assets will follow"
- 2. the action of chemically sequestering a substance: "carbon sequestration"
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The meaning of SEQUESTRATION is the act of sequestering : the state of being sequestered. How to use sequestration in a sentence.
the act of separating and storing a harmful substance such as carbon dioxide in a way that keeps it safe: We are actively pursuing new environmental approaches like carbon sequestration. natural processes that benefit people, such as the sequestration of carbon in soil and forests. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. See.
removal or separation; banishment or exile. a withdrawal into seclusion; retirement. segregation from others; isolation: sequestration of jurors during a trial. Law. the sequestering of property. confiscation or seizure.
the act of keeping people, especially a jury, together in a place so that they cannot be influenced by other people, by newspaper reports, etc.: The committee called for an open trial and the sequestration of the jury. The extreme measure of jury sequestration is not required.
sequestration. (ˌsiːkwɛˈstreɪʃən) n. 1. the act of sequestering or state of being sequestered. 2. (Law) law the sequestering of property. 3. (Chemistry) chem the effective removal of ions from a solution by coordination with another type of ion or molecule to form complexes that do not have the same chemical behaviour as the original ions.
1. a sequestering or being sequestered; seclusion; separation. 2. a. the taking and holding of property pending resolution of a legal dispute. b. confiscation of property, as by court or government action. 3. the process by which a sequestrum forms. 4. Chemistry.
Definition of sequestration noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. A sequestering or being sequestered; seclusion; separation. Webster's New World. The sequestering of property. American Heritage. The taking and holding of property pending resolution of a legal dispute. Webster's New World. The process by which a sequestrum forms. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
SEQUESTRATION meaning: 1 : the act of keeping a person or group apart from other people or the state of being kept apart from other people; 2 : the act of taking someone's property until a debt has been paid.
noun. 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. see more. (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved.
