sequester

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To prevent an ion in solution from behaving normally by forming a coordination compound
To separate in order to store

The coal burning plant was ordered to sequester its CO2 emissions.

To separate from all external influence

The jury was sequestered from the press by the judge's order.

to cause to withdraw or retire, as from society or public life
A chemical reaction in which certain ions are bound into a stable, water soluble compound, thus preventing undesirable action by the ions
{v} to set apart, separate, withdraw
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
To withdraw; to retire
requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered
as applies to jurors is to isolate them from contact from the public during the course of a sensational trial
To separate from the owner for a time; to take from parties in controversy and put into the possession of an indifferent person; to seize or take possession of, as property belonging to another, and hold it till the profits have paid the demand for which it is taken, or till the owner has performed the decree of court, or clears himself of contempt; in international law, to confiscate
to separate, in law, refers to the isolation of the jury from the world outside the courtroom in order that they will not be influenced from events and information not presented in the trial
To withdraw and isolate something This verb is used to describe the process through which carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere and for some period retained Carbon is most commonly sequestered by plants
To set apart; to put aside; to remove; to separate from other things
To renounce (as a widow may) any concern with the estate of her husband
To separate Sometimes juries are separated from outside influences during their deliberations For example, this may occur during a highly publicized trial
{f} segregate, separate, set apart; seclude, withdraw; temporarily seize property until the settlement of a legal claim (Law); seize enemy property (International Law)
keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
To separate Sometimes juries are sequestered from outside influences during their deliberations
Sequester means the same as sequestrate. Everything he owned was sequestered
set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on" undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion; "The cations were sequestered" requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered
Sequestration; separation
If someone is sequestered somewhere, they are isolated from other people. This jury is expected to be sequestered for at least two months
The reduction of funds to be used for benefits or administrative costs from a federal account based on the requirements specified in the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act
undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion; "The cations were sequestered"
To isolate or put aside
requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered"
A person with whom two or more contending parties deposit the subject matter of the controversy; one who mediates between two parties; a mediator; an umpire or referee
Same as Sequestrum
set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
(RWT) To separate Sometimes juries are sequestered from outside influences during their deliberations
To cause to retire or withdraw into obscurity; to seclude; to withdraw; often used reflexively
To cause (one) to submit to the process of sequestration; to deprive (one) of one's estate, property, etc
To house jurors privately, away from any information other than that presented in the courtroom
sequestered
Simple past tense and past participle of sequester
sequestered
Something that has already been separated
to sequester
{v} sequestrate
sequestered
{s} separated, segregated; isolated, secluded; seized temporarily pending the outcome of a legal claim (Law)
sequestered
Retired; secluded
sequestered
kept separate and secluded; "a sequestered jury
sequestered
kept separate and secluded; "a sequestered jury"
sequestered
past of sequester
sequestered
providing privacy or seclusion; "the cloistered academic world of books"; "sat close together in the sequestered pergola"; "sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree"; "a secluded romantic spot"
sequestered
A sequestered place is quiet and far away from busy places. = secluded. a sequestered place is quiet and far away from people
sequestering
present participle of sequester
sequesters
third-person singular of sequester
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