SEQUESTRATION


Meaning of SEQUESTRATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsē-kwəs-ˈtrā-shən, ˌse-; (ˌ)sē-ˌkwes- ]

noun

Date: 15th century

1. : the act of sequestering : the state of being sequestered

a jury in sequestration

2.

a. : a legal writ authorizing a sheriff or commissioner to take into custody the property of a defendant who is in contempt until the orders of a court are complied with

b. : a deposit whereby a neutral depositary agrees to hold property in litigation and to restore it to the party to whom it is adjudged to belong

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.