sequestrator

sequestrator
se·ques·tra·tor /'sē-kwəs-ˌtrā-tər, si-'kwes-/ n
1: an official who executes a writ of sequestration
2: someone who holds property in sequestration

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

sequestrator
an officer of the court responsible for effecting a sequestration.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.

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