sequestration

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Definition of sequestration

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating.

“the sequestration of juries”
“In possession of ample property, it was not from motives of retrenchment he had quitted the frequented scenes of life; sequestration during the first months of marriage had been his choice, equally as that of his partner;[…]”
“At that time there was no rigid sequestration on the islands, and lepers, if they chose, were allowed to go free.”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating.

“the sequestration of juries”
“In possession of ample property, it was not from motives of retrenchment he had quitted the frequented scenes of life; sequestration during the first months of marriage had been his choice, equally as that of his partner;[…]”
“At that time there was no rigid sequestration on the islands, and lepers, if they chose, were allowed to go free.”
(US, countable, metonymically, uncountable)A budget cut resulting from a separation of funding mechanisms.

“The company took a revenue hit when sequestration dried up some of its best contracts.”

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From Middle French sequestration, from Late Latin sequestrātiō, from Latin sequestrō (“sequester”).

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