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Bookmark or Share- Sequester - definition of sequester by The Free Dictionaryse•ques•ter. (sɪˈkwɛs tər) v.t. 1. to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement. 2. to remove or separate. 3. to seize and hold (property) until legal claims are satisfied. 4. to seize, hold, and control (enemy property). n. 5. an act or instance of sequestering.
- SEQUESTER Synonyms: 20 Synonyms & Antonyms for SEQUESTER | Thesaurus.comverb isolate, seclude synonyms for sequester Compare Synonyms cloister close off insulate segregate hide secrete separate withdraw cut off draw back enisle island set apart set off See also synonyms for: sequestered antonyms for sequester MOST RELEVANT lay bare reveal tell uncover bring out make public
- Sequester Definition & Meaning | Britannica DictionaryBritannica Dictionary definition of SEQUESTER. [+ object] 1. formal : to keep (a person or group) apart from other people. The jury was sequestered until a verdict was reached. He was sequestered in his room. 2. law : to take (property) until a debt has been paid. Their property was sequestered.
- Sequester Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webstersequester 1 of 2 transitive verb se· ques· ter si-ˈkwes-tər sequestered; sequestering 1 : to place (as a jury or witness) in seclusion or isolation Note: Juries are sequestered in order to preserve their impartiality. Witnesses are sequestered so that their testimony is not influenced by the testimony of prior witnesses. 2 a
- Sequester Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.comto remove or separate; banish; exile. to keep apart from others; segregate or isolate: The jury was sequestered until a verdict was reached. Law. to remove (property) temporarily from the possession of the owner; seize and hold, as the property and income of a debtor, until legal claims are satisfied. noun
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