I. se ‧ ques ‧ ter /sɪˈkwestə $ -ər/ BrE AmE verb [transitive usually passive] formal
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: sequestrer , from Late Latin sequestrare 'to give to someone to keep safe' , from Latin sequester 'someone given something to keep safe' ]
1 . to keep a person or a group of people away from other people:
The jury were sequestered during the trial.
2 . British English to sequestrate
II. se ‧ ques ‧ trate /sɪˈkwestreɪt, ˈsiːkwə-/ BrE AmE ( also se‧ques‧ter /sɪˈkwestə $ -ər/) verb [transitive usually passive] British English formal
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: sequestrare ; ⇨ ↑ sequester ]
to take property away from the person it belongs to because they have not paid their debts
—sequestration /ˌsiːkwəˈstreɪʃ ə n, ˌsiːkwɪˈstreɪʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable and countable]