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Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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sequestrate — se‧ques‧trate [sɪˈkwestreɪt, ˈsiːkw ] also se‧ques‧ter [sɪˈkwestə ǁ ər] verb [transitive] LAW to officially take property, goods etc away from someone because they have not paid their debts or have broken some other law: • The shares were… … Financial and business terms
Sequestrate — Se*ques trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sequestrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sequestrating}.] To sequester. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sequestrate — ► VERB 1) take legal possession of (assets) until a debt has been paid or other claims have been met. 2) take forcible possession of; confiscate. DERIVATIVES sequestration noun sequestrator noun … English terms dictionary
sequestrate — [si kwes′trāt΄; sē′kwə strāt΄, sek′wəstrāt΄] vt. sequestrated, sequestrating [< LL sequestratus, pp.: see SEQUESTER] SEQUESTER sequestrator n … English World dictionary
sequestrate — UK [ˈsiːkwəˌstreɪt] / US [ˈsɪkwəˌstreɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms sequestrate : present tense I/you/we/they sequestrate he/she/it sequestrates present participle sequestrating past tense sequestrated past participle sequestrated legal to take … English dictionary
sequestrate — transitive verb ( trated; trating) Etymology: Latin sequestratus, past participle of sequestrare Date: 15th century sequester; especially sequester 2 • sequestrator noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
sequestrate — sequestrator /see kwes tray teuhr, si kwes tray /, n. /si kwes trayt/, v.t., sequestrated, sequestrating. 1. Law. a. to sequester (property). b. to confiscate. 2. to separate; seclude. [1505 15; < L sequestratus (ptp. of sequestrare), equiv. to… … Universalium
sequestrate — 1. verb To sequester. 2. adjective Having enclosed underground or partially buried fruiting bodies, like a truffle … Wiktionary
sequestrate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To put into solitude: cloister, seclude, sequester. See INCLUDE … English dictionary for students
sequestrate — se|ques|trate [sıˈkwestreıt, ˈsi:kwı ] v also se|ques|ter [sıˈkwestə US ər] [T usually passive] BrE formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Late Latin; Origin: sequestrare; SEQUESTER] to take property away from the person it belongs to because they have not… … Dictionary of contemporary English
