(~s, sequestrating, ~d)
When property is ~d, 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 ~d by the courts.
= sequester
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed
sequestration
...the sequestration of large areas of land.
N-UNCOUNT