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Sequestration

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Noun

1. segregation, sequestration

the act of segregating or sequestering

Example Sentences:
'sequestration of the jury'

2. sequestration

the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions

3. sequestration

a writ that authorizes the seizure of property

4. requisition, sequestration

seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sequestration

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noun
1. 
the act of sequestering or state of being sequestered
2. law
the sequestering of property
3. chemistry
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
See also sequestrant

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Sequestration

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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
the close union of ions in solution with an added material so that a stable, soluble complex is produced

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Sequestration

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n.
1. The act or process of sequestering: the sequestration of the jury.
2. Law
a. The sequestering of property.
b. The writ authorizing such sequestering.
c. The legal process by which such sequestering is accomplished.
3. Chemistry The inhibition or prevention of normal ion behavior by combination with added materials, especially the formation of coordination compounds or chelates of metallic ions.
4. The process of removing a chemical from the environment and sequestering it in an organic or physical structure.

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