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se·ques·ter (si kwes′tər)
transitive verb
- to set off or apart; separate; segregate; often, to segregate or isolate (the jury) during a trial
- to take and hold (property) by judicial authority, for safekeeping or as security, until a legal dispute is resolved
- to take over; confiscate; seize, esp. by authority
- to withdraw; seclude: often used reflexively
Etymology: ME sequestren < MFr sequestrer < LL sequestrare, to remove, lay aside, separate < L sequester, trustee, akin to sequi: see sequent
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