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| se·ques·trate [ skwə stràyt, sékwə stràyt ] (past and past participle se·ques·trat·ed, present participle se·ques·trat·ing, 3rd person present singular se·ques·trates) |
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U.K. take somebody's property temporarily: to take legal possession of somebody's property temporarily until a debt that person owes is paid, a dispute is settled, or a court order obeyed
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| [15th century. < late Latin sequestrat-, past participle of sequestrare (see sequester)] |
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