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Definition of: sequestrate
(si·kwes′trāt) v.t. ·trat·ed, ·trat·ing
1. To seize, especially for the use of the government; confiscate.
2. To take possession of for a time, with a view to the just settlement of the claims of creditors.
3. To seclude; sequester. [<LL sequestratus, pp. of sequestrare. See SEQUESTER.]
—se·ques·tra·tion (sē′·kwes·trā′shən, sek′wəs-) noun
—se·ques·tra·tor (sē′kwes·trā′tər, si·kwes′trā·tər) noun
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