SEQUESTRATE


Meaning of SEQUESTRATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sɪˈkwestreɪt ]

v.tr. 1 confiscate, appropriate. 2 Law take temporary possession of (a debtor's estate etc.). 3 Eccl. apply (the income of a benefice) to clearing the incumbent's debts or accumulating a fund for the next incumbent. øøsequestrable adj. sequestration n. sequestrator n. [LL sequestrare (as SEQUESTER)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.