Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   sequestrate

   /ˈsiːkwəstreɪt/

   verb

   • 1. take legal possession of (assets) until a debt has been paid or other claims have been met: "the power of courts to sequestrate the assets of unions"
   • ▪ take forcible possession of (something); confiscate: "in November 1956 the property was sequestrated by the authorities"
   • ▪ legally place (the property of a bankrupt) in the hands of a trustee for division among the creditors: "a trustee in a sequestrated estate"
   • ▪ declare (someone) bankrupt: "two more poll tax rebels were sequestrated"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘separate from general access’): from late Latin sequestrat- ‘given up for safekeeping’, from the verb sequestrare (see sequester).

   Derivatives

   • 1. sequestrable adjective
   • 2. sequestrator noun

   Scrabble Points: 20

   • S

     1

   • E

     1

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points

2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sequestrateSequestrate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sequestrate

   • Cached

   Sequestrate is a verb that means to sequester, especially in a legal sense. Learn the etymology, history, and usage of sequestrate from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSEQUESTRATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   Sequestrate is a verb that means to take or keep something away from someone or something, especially in law or property. Learn how to use sequestrate in sentences with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and the Hansard archive.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › sequestrateSEQUESTRATE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

   www.dictionary.com › browse › sequestrate

   • Cached

   Sequestrate means to sequester (property) or to confiscate, or to separate or seclude. Learn the origin, usage and history of this verb, and see how it differs from sequester.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSEQUESTRATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   Sequestrate means to take property officially from someone who has debts, usually after a court decision. It is also a variant of sequester, which means to seclude or separate.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySEQUESTRATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   Sequestrate is a verb that means to take or keep something away from someone or somewhere, especially in law or property. Learn how to use sequestrate in sentences with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and Project Gutenberg.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › sequestratesequestrate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

   www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › sequestrate

   • Cached

   Sequestrate means to take control of somebody’s property or assets until a debt has been paid. Learn the word origin, pronunciation, synonyms and example sentences from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › sequestrateSequestrate - definition of sequestrate by The Free Dictionary

   www.thefreedictionary.com › sequestrate

   • Cached

   Sequestrate means to sequester, seclude, or isolate something or someone. It can also refer to a legal term for placing property in the hands of a trustee or declaring someone bankrupt. See examples, translations, and related words.