sequestration

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sequestration

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From Middle French sequestration, from Late Latin sequestrātiō, from Latin sequestrō (“sequester”).

noun sequestrations

countable, uncountable The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating. the sequestration of juries
US, countable, metonymically, uncountable A budget cut resulting from a separation of funding mechanisms. The company took a revenue hit when sequestration dried up some of its best contracts.

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noun the process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating

한국어	격리 gyeongni
中文	假扣押 jiǎ kòuyā
Français	séquestration
Ελληνικά	κατάσχεση katáschesi
Русский	секве́стр sekvéstr

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@misc{sequestration_2026,
  title = {sequestration},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sequestration},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}