sequestration

See also: séquestration

English

Etymology

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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French sequestration, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin sequestrātiō, from Latin sequestrō (“sequester”).

Noun

sequestration (countable and uncountable, plural sequestrations)

1. The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating.
   • 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 55

     At that time there was no rigid sequestration on the islands, and lepers, if they chose, were allowed to go free.

Derived terms

• desequestration

Translations

Translations

• French: séquestration (fr) f
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• Korean: 격리 (ko) (gyeongni)

See also

• sequestration on Wikipedia.Wikipedia