Legal Definition and Related Resources of Sequester
Meaning of Sequester
To renounce or disclaim; to entrust the possession of a thing with a third party until a controversy is terminated. Also, to seize specific property in order to preserve it pending a litigation . See sequestration .
Sequester Alternative Definition
In Civil and Ecclesiastical Law. To renounce. Example: When a widow comes into court and disclaims having anything to do or to intermeddle with her deceased husband’s estate, she is said to “sequester.” Jacob. In Cliancery Practice. To take possession under a writ of sequestration. See “Sequestration.”
Synonyms of Sequester
(Seclude), verb
- cloister
- closet
- conceal
- confine
- exclude
- isolate
- quarantine
- remove
- retire
- secret
- segregate
- separatewithdraw
(Seize property), verb
- annex
- appropriate
- arrogate
- attach
- confiscate
- dispossess
- distrain
- impound
- impress
- levy
- preempt
- replevy
- separate
- sequestrate
- set apart
- set aside
- take
- take hold of
- wrest
- Associated Concepts: sequester assets
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Sequester Meaning in the U.S. Court System
To separate. Sometimes juries are sequestered or isolated from outside influences during their deliberations.
Meaning of Sequester in the U.S. Legal System
Definition of Sequester published by the National Association for Court Management: To separate. Sometimes juries are separated from outside influences during their deliberations. For example, this may occur during a highly publicized trial.
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