Sequestration (Noun)
Meaning 1
A writ that authorizes the seizure of property.
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
Seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 3
The act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 4
The action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions.
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Nouns denoting natural processes.