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What (who) is sequestrate - definition
sequestrate
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Sequestrate (disambiguation)
v. a.
1.
Sequester, set aside.
2.
(International Law.) Confiscate.
sequestrate
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Sequestrate (disambiguation)
['si:kw?stre?t, 'si:kw?s-]
¦ verb
1. take legal possession of (assets) until a debt has been paid or other claims have been met.
legally place (the property of a bankrupt) in the hands of a trustee for division among the creditors.
declare bankrupt.
2. take forcible possession of; confiscate.
Derivatives
sequestrable adjective
sequestrator 'si:kw??stre?t? noun
sequestrate
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Sequestrate (disambiguation)
(sequestrates, sequestrating, sequestrated)
When property is sequestrated, it is taken officially from someone who has debts, usually after a decision in a court of law. If the debts are paid off, the property is returned to its owner. (LEGAL)
He tried to prevent union money from being sequestrated by the courts.
= sequester
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed
• sequestration
...the sequestration of large areas of land.
N-UNCOUNT
Examples of use of sequestrate
1. The new round of legal pressure on Yukos‘ Moscow managers was part of "the Russian government‘s campaign to sequestrate Yukos without any compensation to its shareholders," Osborne said.