sequestro

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) confiscation
2. (masculine) sequestration
3. (masculine) kidnapping
4. (masculine) sequestrum
5. (masculine) abduction

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of sequestrare

Concepts

abduction

seizure

kidnapping

sequestration

arrogation

kidnap

confiscation

embargo

expropriation

forfeiture

attachment

capture

receivership

repossession

segregation

detention

distraint

Synonyms

confisca

rapimento

ritiro

embargo

pignoramento

sequestro del polmone

ratto

sequestro polmonare

segregazione

cattura

Translations

secuestro

saisie

enlèvement

confiscation

Entführung

sequestro

kidnapping

Beschlagnahme

rapto

séquestration

rapto

απαγωγή

confiscación

arrogació

Kinderraub

Hyphenated as

se‧què‧stro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/seˈkwɛs.tro/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sequestrum (“depository”), derived from sequester (“mediator, trustee”).