transcription, транскрипция: [ si:kwestreɪt ]
( sequestrates, sequestrating, sequestrated)
When property is sequestrated , it is taken officially from someone who has debts, usually after a decision in a court of law. If the debts are paid off, the property is returned to its owner. ( LEGAL )
He tried to prevent union money from being sequestrated by the courts.
= sequester
VERB : usu passive , be V-ed
• se‧ques‧tra‧tion
...the sequestration of large areas of land.
N-UNCOUNT