the act of sequestering or state of being sequestered
2. law
the sequestering of property
3. chemistry
the effective removal of ions from a solution by coordination with another type of ion or molecule to form complexes that do not have the same chemical behaviour as the original ions
See also sequestrant
sequestration in American English
(ˌsikwəˈstreɪʃən; sɪˌkwɛsˈtreɪʃən)
noun
1.
a sequestering or being sequestered; seclusion; separation
2.
a.
the taking and holding of property pending resolution of a legal dispute
b.
confiscation of property, as by court or government action
3.
the process by which a sequestrum forms
4. Chemistry
the close union of ions in solution with an added material so that a stable, soluble complex is produced
Word origin
ME sequestracion < MFr < LL sequestratio
Examples of 'sequestration' in a sentence
sequestration
Because of the snow, Judge Rudolph has ordered the deliberations be moved to the sequestration hotel.