sequestrate

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to set apart, isolate, or seclude someone or something

   The remote walls seemed to sequestrate the house from the surrounding village.

2. 2
   verb

   law: to seize or place property in custody under legal authority

   The court may sequestrate the debtor's assets until the order is satisfied.

From Latin sequestratus, the past participle of sequestrare, 'to place in the hands of a trustee or set apart.' It is closely related to sequester and developed both legal seizure and general isolation senses.

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