sequestrate

Meanings

• Verb

  To seize and keep in custody or control, especially for the preservation of property or the prevention of harm.

  - "The court ordered the debtor's assets to be sequestered until the case was resolved."
  - "The government sequestered the company's assets to prevent them from being sold to foreign investors."

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Variants

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sequestrate , sequestrated , sequestrates , sequestrating , sequestrator , sequestrators

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Etymology

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From the Latin sequestrare, meaning 'to set apart' or 'to keep aside'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'sequester' is also used in the context of juries, where jurors are sequestered to prevent outside influence during deliberations.

2. In chemistry, the term 'sequester' refers to the binding of a metal ion by a ligand to prevent it from reacting with other substances.

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Related Concepts

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1. Seizure: The act of taking possession of something, often by force.

2. Custody: The legal responsibility for the care and protection of a person or thing.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'sequestered' has been used to describe individuals or places that are isolated or secluded. For example, in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Masque of the Red Death', the protagonist Prince Prospero and his court are sequestered in his castle to escape the plague.

How to Memorize "sequestrate"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a courtroom scene where assets are being seized and kept under guard until the case is resolved.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of keeping something safe and secure.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the acronym SEQUESTER: Seize, Keep, Under, Examine, Trust, Evaluate, Return.

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