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- Dictionarysequestrate/ˈsiːkwəstreɪt/
verb
- 1. take legal possession of (assets) until a debt has been paid or other claims have been met: "the power of courts to sequestrate the assets of unions"
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→ sequester. (Definition of sequestrate from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of sequestrate. sequestrate. That many ministers of parishes where iconoclasm took place were subsequently sequestrated points to a pre-history of conflict that was more widely shared. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
1. law a variant of sequester (sense 3) 2. mainly Scots law. a. to place (the property of a bankrupt) in the hands of a trustee for the benefit of his or her creditors. b. to render (a person) bankrupt. 3. archaic. to seclude or separate. Collins English Dictionary.
si-ˈkwes- sequestrated; sequestrating. transitive verb. : sequester. especially : sequester sense 2. sequestrator. ˈsē-kwə-ˌstrā-tər. si-ˈkwe- noun. Word History. Etymology. Latin sequestratus, past participle of sequestrare. First Known Use. 15th century, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler.
Sequestrate definition: to sequester (property).. See examples of SEQUESTRATE used in a sentence.
Definitions of sequestrate. verb. keep away from others. synonyms: seclude, sequester, withdraw. adjourn, retire, withdraw. break from a meeting or gathering. see more. verb. set apart from others.
a. to place (the property of a bankrupt) in the hands of a trustee for the benefit of his creditors. b. to render (a person) bankrupt. 3. archaic to seclude or separate. [C16: from Late Latin sequestrāre to sequester] sequestrator n.
sequestrate something to take control of somebody’s property or assets until a debt has been paid. The two businessmen were fined, and had their assets sequestrated. Word Origin. Want to learn more?
→ sequester. (Definition of sequestrate from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of sequestrate. sequestrate. Cadmium exposure induces the production of metallothionein, a low molecular weight protein that binds cadmium and zinc and sequestrates both these metals in the placenta.
(also sequestrate, uk / ˈsiː.kwə.streɪt / us / ˈsiː.kwə.streɪt /) to take temporary possession of someone's property until they have paid money that is owed or until they have obeyed a court order
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