se‧ques‧trate /sɪˈkwestreɪt, ˈsiːkwə-/ (also se‧ques‧ter /sɪˈkwestə $ -ər/) verb [transitive usually passive] British English formal
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Late Latin; Origin: sequestrare; ⇒ sequester]
to take property away from the person it belongs to because they have not paid their debts
—sequestration /ˌsiːkwəˈstreɪʃən, ˌsiːkwɪˈstreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]

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