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sequestration

se·ques·tra·tion [ skwə stráysh'n, sèkwə stráysh'n ] (plural se·ques·tra·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. confiscating or being confiscated: the act or process of legally confiscating somebody's property temporarily until a debt that person owes is paid, a dispute is settled, or a court order obeyed

2. international law seizing or being seized: the seizing of an enemy's property, or the fact or process of being seized

3. going into or being in isolation: the act of going into or putting somebody in an isolated place, away from people or everyday pressures, or the fact of being in such a place ( formal )

4. chemistry ion-binding process: the chemical process of binding an ion, especially a metallic ion, in a coordination complex

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