Definitions for: Sequestration

[n] seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized
[n] the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury"
[n] a writ that authorizes the seizure of property
[n] the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions