se·ques·tra·tion [see-kwes-trey-shuh?n, si-kwes-] Show IPA noun 1.removal or separation; banishment or exile. 2.a withdrawal into seclusion; retirement. 3.Law. a.the sequestering of property. b.confiscation or seizure.
Origin: 1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin sequestration- (stem of sequestratio ), equivalent to sequestrat ( us ) (past participle of sequestrare to sequester) + -ion- -ion
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