sequestration
英 [,si?kw?'stre??(?)n]
美[,sikw?sstre??n]
英英釋意
- 1. the act of segregating or sequestering;
- "sequestration of the jury"
- 2. 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
- 3. a writ that authorizes the seizure of property
- 4. seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized