See Also: sequestrate(medicine)
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sequestrate(dictionary)

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sequestrate verb. LME.
[Late Latin sequestrat- pa. ppl stem of sequestrare SEQUESTER verb: see -ATE3.]
verb trans. = SEQUESTER verb 2a. Now rare. LME.
verb trans. Law.
a. = SEQUESTER verb 3c. M16-M17.
b. Temporarily remove (property etc.) from the possession of its owner, esp. until a court order is complied with or creditors' claims are satisfied; Ecclesiastical apply (the income of a benefice) to clearing an incumbent's debts or to accumulating funds for the next incumbent. E17.
c. Remove (disputed property) from the possession of contending parties in a suit, until a third party has been referred to as arbitrator. M17-M18.
d. Orig., place (a person's lands, property, etc.) under a judicial trustee so that the income may be used for the benefit of creditors, usu. while ownership is the subject of a legal action. Now, place (the property of a bankrupt) in the hands of a trustee for division among the creditors; make (a person) bankrupt. Scot. E18.
verb trans. = SEQUESTER verb 4. M17.
verb intrans. Perform an act of sequestration. rare. L18-E19.
Physiology. Make (a biochemical compound) metabolically unavailable without destroying it; effectively remove from the body's circulation. M20.