sequestration

noun

se·​ques·​tra·​tion ˌsē-kwə-ˈstrā-shən 

ˌse-;

(ˌ)sē-ˌkwe-

1

: the act of sequestering : the state of being sequestered

a jury in sequestration

2

a

: a legal writ authorizing a sheriff or commissioner to take into custody the property of a defendant who is in contempt until the orders of a court are complied with

b

: a deposit whereby a neutral depositary agrees to hold property in litigation and to restore it to the party to whom it is adjudged to belong

3

: the practice of imposing automatic government spending reductions by withholding appropriations by a fixed percentage that applies uniformly to all government programs except those exempted

4

: the process of sequestering something or the result of being sequestered

While the idea is a shift from traditional thinking on dealing with the greenhouse effect, carbon sequestration has been going on in nature for millennia in oceans and vegetation.

—Tom Rickey

Synonyms

• aloneness
• insulation
• isolation
• privacy
• secludedness
• seclusion
• segregation
• separateness
• solitariness
• solitude

Examples of sequestration in a Sentence

the sequestration of a jury

During their sequestration, jurors were not allowed to speak to reporters.

Recent Examples on the Web

The spokesperson for the department concurred with both scientists and told USA TODAY the figure in the video isn’t consistent with its carbon sink and sequestration models. —Isabella Fertel, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023

The process is called actin sequestration and results in upregulated G-actin levels [13]. —The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023

The really extravagant subsidies for carbon capture and sequestration. —Fortune Editors, Fortune, 21 July 2023

Wyoming and North Dakota are the only two states to achieve primacy over carbon sequestration permitting and enforcement. —Nancy Vu, Washington Examiner, 23 Aug. 2023

But calculating the carbon sequestration capacity of an ecosystem is more nuanced than the post claims, according to Rodney Keenan, a professor at the University of Melbourne’s School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Science. —Isabella Fertel, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023

Carbon sequestration is a process by which carbon dioxide is captured from the atmosphere and injected deep underground to prevent it from furthering the effects of climate change. —Sade Ajishegiri, Sophie Kaelble, Nic Napier, Lily Staatz, Jasmine Wright and Lizzie Wright, The Indianapolis Star, 10 July 2023

Three months after his father died, Momo had a crisis: splenic sequestration. —Krithika Varagur, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023

Baker Hughes is one of the oil-field-services companies looking to do carbon capture and sequestration. —Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 22 June 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing sequestration

• carbon sequestration

• carbon sequestration

Kids Definition

sequestration

noun

se·​ques·​tra·​tion ˌsēk-wəs-ˈtrā-shən 

ˌsek-

: the act of sequestering : the state of being sequestered

Medical Definition

sequestration

noun

se·​ques·​tra·​tion ˌsēk-wəs-ˈtrā-shən  ˌsek- 

si-ˌkwes-

1

: the formation of a sequestrum

2

: the process of sequestering or result of being sequestered

Legal Definition

sequestration

noun

se·​ques·​tra·​tion ˌsē-kwəs-ˈtrā-shən, ˌse- 

1

: the act of sequestering : the state of being sequestered

2

a

: a writ authorizing an official (as a sheriff) to take into custody the property of a defendant usually to enforce a court order, to exercise quasi in rem jurisdiction, or to preserve the property until judgment is rendered

b

in the civil law of Louisiana : a deposit in which a neutral person agrees to hold property in dispute and to restore it to the party to whom it is determined to belong

3

: the cancellation of funds for expenditure or obligation in order to enforce federal budget limitations set by law