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adjective
- 1. (of a place) isolated and hidden away: "a wild sequestered spot"
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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.
SEQUESTERED definition: 1. A sequestered place is peaceful because it is far away from people: 2. A sequestered place is…. Learn more.
SEQUESTER definition: 1. to take temporary possession of someone's property until they have paid money that is owed or…. Learn more.
adjective. 1. secluded. 2. kept isolated or apart. This jury is expected to be sequestered for at least two months. 3. law. requisitioned or confiscated, esp until the claims of creditors are satisfied or a court order is complied with. Collins English Dictionary.
verb. requisition forcibly, as of enemy property. “the estate was sequestered ” synonyms: attach, confiscate, impound, seize. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority. see more see less. verb. undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion. “The cations were sequestered ”
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 separate; banish; exile. to keep apart from others; segregate or isolate: 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.
sequester in British English. (sɪˈkwɛstə ) verb (transitive) 1. to remove or separate. 2. (usually passive) to retire into seclusion. 3. law. to take (property) temporarily out of the possession of its owner, esp until the claims of creditors are satisfied or a court order is complied with.
1. Sequester means the same as sequestrate. [law] [...] 2. If someone is sequestered somewhere, they are isolated from other people. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'sequester' American English: sɪkwɛstər British English: sɪkwestəʳ. More. Conjugations of 'sequester' present simple: I sequester, you sequester [...]
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”.
