Dictionary Check: sequestration
"sequestration" is a valid word!
Scrabble
22
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Words with Friends
24
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Definition
noun
the act of segregating or sequestering
Example:
"sequestration of the jury"
noun
the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions
noun
a writ that authorizes the seizure of property
noun
seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized
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