Search results
- Dictionarysequester/sɪˈkwɛstə/
verb
- 1. isolate or hide away: "she is sequestered in deepest Dorset" Similar
- 2. another term for sequestrate
noun
- 1. a general cut in government spending: US "if the budget deal hadn't gone through, there would have been a sequester of at least $100 billion"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
Setting someone or something apart (figuratively “to the side”) from the rest is sequester’s raison d’être. We frequently hear it in the context of the courtroom, as juries are sometimes sequestered for the safety of their members or to prevent the influence of outside sources on a verdict.
to remove or separate; banish; exile. to keep apart from others; segregate or isolate: The jury was sequestered until a verdict was reached. 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.
to take temporary possession of someone's property until they have paid back the money that they borrowed in order to buy it, or until they have obeyed a court order: You sign the acknowledgement of debt now and a few months later your property will be sequestered. LAW.
The word sequester describes being kept away from others. If your sister tells you to stay out of the way so she can cook dinner for her new boyfriend, you might sequester yourself in your room.
sequester in British English. (sɪˈkwɛstə ) verb (transitive) 1. to remove or separate. 2. (usually passive) to retire into seclusion. 3. law. to take (property) temporarily out of the possession of its owner, esp until the claims of creditors are satisfied or a court order is complied with.
sequester in British English. (sɪˈkwɛstə ) verb (transitive) 1. to remove or separate. 2. (usually passive) to retire into seclusion. 3. law. to take (property) temporarily out of the possession of its owner, esp until the claims of creditors are satisfied or a court order is complied with.
To remove or isolate (a chemical, often a gas) from an environment by incorporation, mixing, or insertion under pressure: plants that sequester toxins from wetlands; plans to sequester carbon dioxide produced by a power plant by injection into an underground aquifer.
To remove or isolate (a chemical, often a gas) from an environment by incorporation, mixing, or insertion under pressure. Plants that sequester toxins from wetlands; plans to sequester carbon dioxide produced by a power plant by injection into an underground aquifer. American Heritage.
A complete guide to the word "SEQUESTER": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Definition of sequester verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
