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Word: Sequestrate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘separate from general access’): from late Latin sequestrat- ‘given up for safekeeping’, from the verb sequestrare (see sequester)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsiːkwəstreɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
take legal possession of (assets) until a debt has been paid or other claims have been met
Short Definition:take legal possession of assets
Examples:- the power of courts to sequestrate the assets of unions
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