sequester

• فعل يعني عزل شيء أو فصله، ويُستخدم غالبًا في السياق القانوني للدلالة على حجز الممتلكات أو مصادرتها، وفي السياق العلمي للدلالة على عزل مادة أو احتجازها؛ كما يعني إبعاد شخص أو اعتزاله.

A verb meaning to isolate or set apart, often used in legal or scientific contexts to refer to seizing property or isolating a substance.

1. To seize property by legal authorityC1formal

   To take temporary possession of someone's property, especially as a security or due to legal proceedings.

   حجز الممتلكات

   • The court ordered the bank to sequester the company's assets.
   • The government sequestered the property of the enemy state.
   • The landlord sequestered the tenant's belongings for unpaid rent.

   المرادفاتattachconfiscatedistrainimpoundseizesequestrate

   الأضدادrestorereturn

2. To isolate or keep apartB2formal

   To keep someone or something away from others, often for safety, privacy, or quarantine.

   عزل

   • The jury was sequestered during the trial to avoid outside influence.
   • The patient was sequestered in a special ward to prevent the spread of infection.
   • The witness was sequestered for her own protection.

   المرادفاتclosetisolatequarantineremovesecludesegregateseparatewithdraw

   الأضدادexposefreeintegrateminglerelease

3. To set apart or separateC1formal

   To remove or separate something from a larger group or environment.

   عزل

   • The scientist sequestered the chemical compound for further analysis.
   • The committee sequestered the controversial evidence from the main report.
   • The funds were sequestered for a special project.

   المرادفاتisolatesecludesegregateseparateset apartwithdraw

   الأضدادassociateincludeintegrateminglemixunite

4. To form a stable compound with an ionC2formal

   In chemistry, to undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion, often to remove it from a solution.

   ربط الأيون

   • The chelating agent sequesters metal ions in the water.
   • The compound sequesters calcium ions, preventing scale formation.
   • The process sequesters carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

   المرادفاتbindchelatecomplexsequestrate