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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.
Definition of sequester verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SEQUESTER definition: 1. to take temporary possession of someone's property until they have paid money that is owed or…. Learn more.
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.
What does the verb sequester mean? There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb sequester, seven of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. sequester has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
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.
1. Sequester means the same as sequestrate. [law] [...] 2. If someone is sequestered somewhere, they are isolated from other people. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'sequester' American English: sɪkwɛstər British English: sɪkwestəʳ. More. Conjugations of 'sequester' present simple: I sequester, you sequester [...]
