sequestrate (sequestrates 3rd person present) (sequestrating present participle) (sequestrated past tense & past participle )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) verb usu passive
(=sequester)
He tried to prevent union money from being sequestrated by the courts. be V-ed
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sequestration n-uncount
...the sequestration of large areas of land.