Sequester

  • 41sequester — se|ques|ter [ sı kwestər ] verb transitive 1. ) to keep a group of people, especially a JURY in a court trial, apart from other people 2. ) LEGAL to SEQUESTRATE …

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  • 42sequester — se·ques·ter || sɪ kwestÉ™(r) v. segregate, separate, set apart; seclude, withdraw; temporarily seize property until the settlement of a legal claim (Law); seize enemy property (International Law) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 43sequester — v. a. 1. Separate, set aside, sequestrate. 2. Remove, put aside, separate, set apart. 3. Withdraw, seclude, retire …

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  • 44sequester — verb (T) 1 to force a group of people, such as a jury, to stay away from other people 2 to sequestrate …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 45sequester — verb 1) he sequestered himself from the world Syn: isolate oneself, hide away, shut oneself away, seclude oneself, cut oneself off, segregate oneself; closet oneself, cloister oneself, withdraw, retire 2) the government sequestered his property… …

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  • 46sequester — v 1. withdraw, retire, hibernate, drop or keep out of sight, seclude oneself, hide or conceal oneself, go into hiding, cover one s tracks; lie hid or hidden, lie perdu, Dial. lie snug or close, Inf. lie low, Inf. hide out, Sl. hole up, Sl. sit… …

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  • 47sequester — se·ques·ter …

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  • 48sequester — se•ques•ter [[t]sɪˈkwɛs tər[/t]] v. t. 1) to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement 2) to remove or separate 3) law to seize and hold (property) until legal claims are satisfied 4) law to seize, hold, and control (enemy property) 5) an… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 49sequester —   v.t. set apart; seclude.    ♦ sequestrate, v.t. confiscate; set apart income of estate to meet claims.    ♦ sequestration, n.    ♦ sequestrator, n …

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  • 50Sequester — 1Se|quẹs|ter, der, auch das; s, <lateinisch> (so viel wie Sequestration; Medizin abgestorbenes Knochenstück)   2Se|quẹs|ter , der; s, (Rechtssprache [Zwangs]verwalter) …

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