Todays word`sequestration[ˌsiːkwəˈstreɪʃ(ə)n]NOUNsequestration...

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sequestration

[ˌsiːkwəˈstreɪʃ(ə)n]

NOUN

sequestration (noun) · sequestrations (plural noun)

1. the action of sequestrating or taking legal possession of assets.

   "if such court injunctions are ignored, sequestration of trade union assets will follow"

   synonyms:

   separation · setting apart · keeping apart · sorting out · isolation · quarantine · insulation · exclusion · closeting · protection · shielding · partitioning · division · detachment · disconnection · dissociation · partition · apartheid

   antonyms:

   integration

   • the action of taking forcible possession of something; confiscation.
     "he demanded the sequestration of the incriminating correspondence"
   • the action of declaring someone bankrupt.
     "in Scotland there were 1,908 sequestrations of individuals"
2. the action of chemically sequestering
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