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English noun: sequestration | |||
| 1. | sequestration (act) the act of segregating or sequestering | ||
| Samples | Sequestration of the jury. | ||
| Synonyms | segregation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | separation | ||
| Antonyms | desegregation, integrating, integration | ||
| 2. | sequestration (process) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chemical action, chemical change, chemical process | ||
| 3. | sequestration (communication) a writ that authorizes the seizure of property | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | judicial writ, writ | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
| 4. | sequestration (act) seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized | ||
| Synonyms | requisition | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appropriation | ||
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