sequestration
英 [,siːkwə'streɪʃ(ə)n]
美[,sikwɛsstreʃən]
- n. 隔离；扣押；退隐
英英释意
- 1. the act of segregating or sequestering;
- "sequestration of the jury"
- 2. the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions
- 3. a writ that authorizes the seizure of property
- 4. seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized