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A sequestered place is peaceful because it is far away from people: I found a sequestered spot in the park and lay down with my book. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. having little activity or excitement. quiet We live in a very quiet neighbourhood.
1. a. : to set apart : segregate. sequester a jury. b. : seclude, withdraw. widely spaced homes are forbiddingly grand and sequestered Don Asher. 2. a. : to seize especially by a writ of sequestration. b. : to place (property) in custody especially in sequestration. 3.
LAW, PROPERTY (also sequestrate) to take temporary possession of someone's property until they have paid back the money that they borrowed in order to buy it, or until they have obeyed a court order: You sign the acknowledgement of debt now and a few months later your property will be sequestered. LAW.
to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude. to remove or separate; banish; exile. The jury was sequestered until a verdict was reached. Law. to remove (property) temporarily from the possession of the owner; seize and hold, as the property and income of a debtor, until legal claims are satisfied.
verb. keep away from others. “He sequestered himself in his study to write a book” synonyms: seclude, sequestrate, withdraw. adjourn, retire, withdraw. break from a meeting or gathering. see more. verb. set apart from others. “The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on” synonyms: isolate, keep apart, sequestrate, set apart. see more. verb.
Definition of sequester verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. kept separate and secluded. “a sequestered jury”. synonyms: segregated, unintegrated. separated or isolated from others or a main group. adjective. providing privacy or seclusion. “sat close together in the sequestered pergola”.
1. verb. Sequester means the same as sequestrate. [law] Everything he owned was sequestered. [be VERB -ed] [ Also VERB noun] Synonyms: take, seize, confiscate, appropriate More Synonyms of sequester. 2. verb. If someone is sequestered somewhere, they are isolated from other people. [formal]
Synonyms for SEQUESTERED: isolated, secluded, retired, apart, outlying, nowhere, out-of-the-way, secret; Antonyms of SEQUESTERED: adjacent, contiguous, adjoining, close, near, nearby, nigh, integrated.
1. transitive verb. Sequester means the same as sequestrate. [law] Everything he owned was sequestered. Synonyms: take, seize, confiscate, appropriate More Synonyms of sequester. 2. transitive verb. If someone is sequestered somewhere, they are isolated from other people. [formal] This jury is expected to be sequestered for at least two months.
