noun🔗ShareSequestration; separation"The jury's sequester prevented them from accessing news about the trial. "lawpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA person with whom two or more contending parties deposit the subject matter of the controversy; one who mediates between two parties; a referee."Because the siblings couldn't agree on how to divide their inheritance, they appointed their family lawyer as the sequester to manage the assets fairly until a decision could be reached. "lawpoliticsjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA sequestrum."The X-ray showed a sequestrum in the patient's leg, indicating a piece of dead bone separated from the healthy bone. "medicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw."Example Sentence: "The jury had to sequester themselves in a hotel room to avoid outside information influencing their verdict." "societygovernmentlawactionorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo separate in order to store."The beekeeper must sequester the honeycombs in a cool, dark room to protect them from sunlight and pests before extracting the honey. "propertybusinessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo set apart; to put aside; to remove; to separate from other things."The judge ordered the jury to sequester themselves in a hotel during the trial to prevent them from being influenced by news reports. "organizationlawgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo prevent an ion in solution from behaving normally by forming a coordination compound"To prevent the hard water from interfering with the soap's cleaning action, the washing machine uses a special chemical to sequester the calcium ions. "chemistrybiochemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo temporarily remove (property) from the possession of its owner and hold it as security against legal claims."The court decided to sequester the company's assets until the lawsuit is resolved. "propertylawfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause (one) to submit to the process of sequestration; to deprive (one) of one's estate, property, etc."Because of his repeated failure to pay child support, the court ordered to sequester his wages. "propertylawfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo remove (certain funds) automatically from a budget."The Budget Control Act of 2011 sequestered 1.2 trillion dollars over 10 years on January 2, 2013."governmenteconomyfinancepoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo seize and hold enemy property."During the war, the government decided to sequester all assets belonging to the hostile nation's businesses within the country. ""The government decided to sequester the company's assets believed to be funding enemy forces. "militarywargovernmentpoliticspropertylawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo withdraw; to retire."After a long day at work, Maria likes to sequester herself in her bedroom to read and relax. "actionorganizationgovernmentpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo renounce (as a widow may) any concern with the estate of her husband."After her husband's death, the widow decided to sequester herself from his estate, relinquishing all claim to the property and assets. "propertyfamilylawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading