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 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 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)
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
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
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