— sequestrable , adj.
/si kwes"teuhr/ , v.t.
1. to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude.
2. to remove or separate.
3. Law. to remove (property) temporarily from the possession of the owner; seize and hold, as the property and income of a debtor, until legal claims are satisfied.
4. Internat. Law. to requisition, hold, and control (enemy property).
[ 1350-1400; ME sequestren sequestrare to put in hands of a trustee, deriv. of sequester trustee, depositary ]
Syn. 1, 2. isolate.