sequestration

sequestration

See also: séquestration

English

Etymology

From Middle French sequestration, from Late Latin sequestrātiō, from Latin sequestrō (“sequester”).

Noun

sequestration (countable and uncountable, plural sequestrations)

1. The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating.
   • 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 55

     At that time there was no rigid sequestration on the islands, and lepers, if they chose, were allowed to go free.

Derived terms

• desequestration

Translations

Translations

French: séquestration (fr) f

Korean: 격리 (ko) (gyeongni)

See also

• sequestration on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• sequestration in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)