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sequestration

noun

seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized

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Word length
13
Starts with
S
Ends with
N
Contains
EQ
Scrabble score
22
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

Meaning

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noun

  1. seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized

noun

  1. the act of segregating or sequestering

    “sequestration of the jury”

noun

  1. a writ that authorizes the seizure of property

noun

  1. 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

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sequestration of the jury

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