sequestration

Meaning

The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating.

Synonyms

seizure
C1
segregation
22k
confiscation
foreclosure
28k
forfeiture
48k
attachment
C2
requisition
23k
sequester
internment
34k
isolation
C1
secession
seize
C1
seizing
C2
separation
C1
sequestrate
takeover
C2

closing off

seize smuggled goods

confinement
C2
confiscate
C2
detention
C1
evict
21k
expropriation
forfeit
C2
impounding
Translations

Beschlagnahme
secuestro
séquestration
segregazione
sequestro

sekwestratie

séquestre
isolamento
saisie
confiscation
ségrégation
confiscació
confisca
Absonderung

κατάσχεση

Etymology

From Middle French sequestration, from Late Latin sequestrātiō, from Latin sequestrō (“sequester”).

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