To sequester is to take something or someone out of the mainstream or out of circulation and put into isolation.
(verb)When a judge orders that a jury in a high-profile case be kept in a hotel for the duration of the trial, this is an example of a situation where the judge sequesters the jury.
See sequester in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb
Origin: ME sequestren < MFr sequestrer < LL sequestrare, to remove, lay aside, separate < L sequester, trustee, akin to sequi: see sequent
See sequester in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb se·ques·tered, se·ques·ter·ing, se·ques·ters verb, transitive
Origin:
Origin: Middle English sequestren
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin sequestrāre, to give up for safekeeping
Origin: , from Latin sequester, depositary, trustee; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots
.Learn more about sequester