Meanings
plural sequestrations
- countableuncountableThe process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating.
the sequestration of juries
2 more examples
In possession of ample property, it was not from motives of retrenchment he had quitted the frequented scenes of life; sequestration during the first months of marriage had been his choice, equally as that of his partner;[…]
1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter X, in Duty and Inclination: […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 123At that time there was no rigid sequestration on the islands, and lepers, if they chose, were allowed to go free.
1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 55”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC - UScountablemetonymicallyuncountableA budget cut resulting from a separation of funding mechanisms.First known use 21st c.
The company took a revenue hit when sequestration dried up some of its best contracts.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounseizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinsequestrō“sequester”
- Late Latinsequestrātiō
- Middle Frenchsequestration
- Englishsequestration
From Middle French sequestration, from Late Latin sequestrātiō, from Latin sequestrō (“sequester”).
More words from Middle French, Late Latin, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian отделяне, изолиране
- отделяне (otdeljane)the process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
- изолиране (izolirane)the process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
Chinese Mandarin 假扣押
- 假扣押 (jiǎ kòuyā)the process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
Czech oddělení, odloučení
- odděleníthe process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
- odloučeníthe process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
- sekvestracethe process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
Finnish eristäminen
- eristäminenthe process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
French séquestration
- séquestrationthe process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
Greek κατάσχεση
- κατάσχεση (katáschesi)the process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
Indonesian sekuestrasi, penyitaan
- sekuestrasithe process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
- penyitaanthe process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
Korean 격리
- 격리 (gyeongni)the process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
Malay pensekuesteran
- pensekuesteranthe process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
Polish sekwestr, areszt
- sekwestrthe process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
- aresztthe process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
- sekwestracjathe process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
Russian секве́стр
- секве́стр (sekvéstr)the process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating
Cite this entry
sequestration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sequestration
“sequestration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sequestration. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sequestration,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sequestration.
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