"Sequestrated" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Sequestrated means to take control of someone's property, assets, or income for a specific purpose, often by a court or government agency, usually as a measure to secure payment of a debt or to prevent someone from spending or disposing of money or assets in a way that might lead to financial difficulties.
Synonyms: confiscated, confiscated, attached, seized, ensnared.
Verb<br><br>1. to keep or isolate something or someone in a separate place to control or limit access<br>Example: The witness was sequestered from the media to prevent influencing the jury's decision.<br><br>Note: Also used as a noun to refer to the person or place where someone is sequestered.
A substance that binds up or holds back something, especially an acid or a toxic substance, and prevents it from reacting or releasing its active properties.
Sequestration refers to the act of separating or isolating something, typically for a specific purpose or period of time. <br><br>In a broader sense, sequestration can refer to the process of taking possession of property by a court or a person's estate as a result of a legal judgment or debt. <br><br>In the economic sense, sequestration refers to a government-mandated reduction in the way governments and agencies reduce their spending, typically as a result of budget reductions or austerity measures.<br><br>It can also refer to the state of being destitute or poor, or the act of depriving someone of their goods or assets.
Sequestrations refers to the act or process of removing or setting aside something, typically money, property, or assets, from a person's control, usually due to debt, bankruptcy, or other financial difficulties. It can also refer to the confiscation of assets by a government or a court.
A sequestrator is a device or apparatus used to sequester, or detach and confine, something, typically liquids, gases, or particles. It is often used in scientific and industrial applications.<br><br>In a broader sense, a sequestrator can also refer to a person or thing that sequesters or confines, such as a person who seizes assets or property on behalf of a third party.<br><br>In chemistry, a sequestrator is a substance used to combine with and remove metal ions, such as iron or copper, from a solution, prevent them from reacting with other substances.<br><br>In psychiatry, a sequestrator is a person who cuts off moral and intellectual pursuits and becomes withdraw into their reality.<br><br>The term is derived from the Latin word "sequestrare," which means "to withdraw" or "to take away."
A sequestrum is a piece of dead bone that becomes separated from living bone as a result of an infection. It is typically seen in chronic osteomyelitis (bone infection) and forms as the body's response to the infection, isolating the infected area from the rest of the bone to prevent the spread of the infection.