This property…has now been desequestrated and in most cases returned to its owners or their agents (Manchester Guardian Weekly).
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se|ques|trate — «sih KWEHS trayt», transitive verb, trat|ed, trat|ing. 1. = confiscate. (Cf. ↑confiscate) 2. Archaic. to sequester … Useful english dictionary
se·ques·trate — … Useful english dictionary
sequestrate — se‧ques‧trate [sɪˈkwestreɪt, ˈsiːkw ] also se‧ques‧ter [sɪˈkwestə ǁ ər] verb [transitive] LAW to officially take property, goods etc away from someone because they have not paid their debts or have broken some other law: • The shares were… … Financial and business terms
sequestration — sequestrate se‧ques‧trate [sɪˈkwestreɪt, ˈsiːkw ] also se‧ques‧ter [sɪˈkwestə ǁ ər] verb [transitive] LAW to officially take property, goods etc away from someone because they have not paid their debts or have broken some other law: • The shares … Financial and business terms
sequestrate — se|ques|trate [sıˈkwestreıt, ˈsi:kwı ] v also se|ques|ter [sıˈkwestə US ər] [T usually passive] BrE formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Late Latin; Origin: sequestrare; SEQUESTER] to take property away from the person it belongs to because they have not… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sequestrate — se|ques|trate [ sikwə,streıt ] verb transitive LEGAL to take someone s property away from them until they pay money that they owe ╾ se|ques|tra|tion [ ,sikwə streıʃn ] noun count or uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Sequestrate — Se*ques trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sequestrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sequestrating}.] To sequester. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sequestrated — Sequestrate Se*ques trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sequestrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sequestrating}.] To sequester. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sequestrating — Sequestrate Se*ques trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sequestrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sequestrating}.] To sequester. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sequestrate — se·ques·trate / sē kwəs ˌtrāt, se ; si kwes ˌtrāt/ vt trat·ed, trat·ing: sequester Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
