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verb. keep away from others. “He sequestered himself in his study to write a book” synonyms: seclude, sequestrate, withdraw. adjourn, retire, withdraw. break from a meeting or gathering. see more. verb. set apart from others. “The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on” synonyms: isolate, keep apart, sequestrate, set apart. see more. verb.
to take temporary possession of someone's property until they have paid back the money that they borrowed in order to buy it, or until they have obeyed a court order: You sign the acknowledgement of debt now and a few months later your property will be sequestered. LAW.
1. Remote or difficult to get to; isolated: a sequestered village in the mountains. 2. Set apart from or prevented from having from contact with others: a sequestered jury. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
verb. /sɪˈkwestə (r)/ /sɪˈkwestər/ (law) Verb Forms. (also sequestrate) to take control of somebody’s property or assets until a debt has been paid. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.
separated or isolated from others or a main group. adjective. providing privacy or seclusion. “sat close together in the sequestered pergola”. synonyms: cloistered, reclusive, secluded. private. confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy.
3 days ago · adjective. 1. secluded. 2. kept isolated or apart. This jury is expected to be sequestered for at least two months. 3. law. requisitioned or confiscated, esp until the claims of creditors are satisfied or a court order is complied with. Collins English Dictionary.
4 days ago · 1. verb. Sequester means the same as sequestrate . [law] Everything he owned was sequestered. [be VERB -ed] [ Also VERB noun] Synonyms: take, seize, confiscate, appropriate More Synonyms of sequester. 2. verb. If someone is sequestered somewhere, they are isolated from other people. [formal]
