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    sequestration
    /ˌsiːkwəˈstreɪʃn/

    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"
    • 2. the action of chemically sequestering a substance: "carbon sequestration"

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  2. the act of separating and storing a harmful substance such as carbon dioxide in a way that keeps it safe: We are actively pursuing new environmental approaches like carbon sequestration. natural processes that benefit people, such as the sequestration of carbon in soil and forests. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. See.

  3. The meaning of SEQUESTRATION is the act of sequestering : the state of being sequestered. How to use sequestration in a sentence.

  4. noun. removal or separation; banishment or exile. a withdrawal into seclusion; retirement. segregation from others; isolation: sequestration of jurors during a trial. Law. the sequestering of property. confiscation or seizure.

  5. the act of separating and storing a harmful substance such as carbon dioxide in a way that keeps it safe: We are actively pursuing new environmental approaches like carbon sequestration. natural processes that benefit people, such as the sequestration of carbon in soil and forests. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. See.

  6. 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.

  7. sequestration. ( ˌsiːkwɛˈstreɪʃən) n. 1. the act of sequestering or state of being sequestered. 2. (Law) law the sequestering of property. 3. (Chemistry) chem 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.

  8. May 30, 2023 · Sequestration is a U.S. federal fiscal limitation policy put into place under the 2011 Budget Control Act (BCA). The BCA set targets for deficit reduction and caps the increase in...

  9. Definition of sequestration noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. Sequestration Definition. sēkwĭ-strāshən, sĕkwĭ- Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Noun. Filter. noun. A sequestering or being sequestered; seclusion; separation. Webster's New World. The sequestering of property. American Heritage. The taking and holding of property pending resolution of a legal dispute.

  11. sequestration. noun. the act of segregating or sequestering. “ sequestration of the jury”. synonyms: segregation. see more. noun. seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized. synonyms: requisition.