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sequestration

noun

  1. a sequestering or being sequestered; seclusion; separation
    1. the taking and holding of property pending resolution of a legal dispute
    2. confiscation of property, as by court or government action
  2. the process by which a sequestrum forms
  3. Chem. the close union of ions in solution with an added material so that a stable, soluble complex is produced

See sequestration in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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