sequestration

sequestration Definition

se·ques·tra·tion (sē′kwə strā′s̸hən, si kwes′trā′-)

noun

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
the process by which a sequestrum forms
Chem. the close union of ions in solution with an added material so that a stable, soluble complex is produced

Etymology: ME sequestracion < MFr < LL sequestratio

sequestration Law Definition

The isolation of a trial jury in the custody of the court for the duration of a trial in order to prevent tampering or their hearing outside testimony; keeping witnesses apart from one another and outside the courtroom;
the placement of an item or monies in dispute with an independent party pending resolution of litigation between two making claim to the item or monies.

sequestration Usage Examples

Converse of object

break: He denied that he broke the sequestration or carried away the goods, and claimed a jury.
increase: Sustainable agriculture restores soil organic matter content, increasing carbon sequestration below ground, thereby recovering an important carbon sink.
include: However the institute will also look at broader applications of bioscience to energy, including carbon sequestration and enhanced recovery of oil.
say: Taylor is Vicar, into the Hands of certain Sequestrators named in the said Sequestration, for the Use of Mr. Geo.

Adjective modifier

co2: Industrial applications: heat transfer enhancement in finned tube heat exchangers and CO2 sequestration.
geological: This program includes all of BGS's activities in the geological sequestration of CO 2.
terrestrial: The site provides an overview of CO2 sequestration covering capture and separation; geological, ocean and terrestrial sequestration; and advanced concepts.
net: From land-use data, a marginal net sequestration of 5.25 million tons of carbon occurred during 1986.

Modifies a noun

proceeding: A new application may be appropriate where a debt matter moves on to sequestration proceedings.
project: The FIA supports a carbon sequestration project in Mexico, which accounts for all the greenhouse emissions from Formula One teams.

Noun used with modifier

carbon: They have a carbon sequestration scheme which involves Climate Care.
ocean: The ECOR working group will investigate the technical issues involved in ocean sequestration of carbon.
dioxide: Carbon dioxide sequestration looks increasingly likely to be a part of the solution.

Preposition: in

peatland: Carbon sequestration in peatland: patterns and mechanisms of response to climate change.

Preposition: of

carbon: The ECOR working group will investigate the technical issues involved in ocean sequestration of carbon.
estate: There is little doubt that the sequestration of the monasteries estates was primarily motivated by the need to improve governmental finances.
property: The main penalties are a fine and sequestration of property.
papist: An Ordinance for the further and better regulating the Sequestrations of Papists and Delinquents Estates, was this Day read the Third time.
dioxide: This is the reason that some of the global community is looks at the capture and sequestration of carbon dioxide.

Preposition: for

rent: PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL Section 60 - Application of this Act to sequestration for rent and arrestment 114.

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