sequestered

• Beschreibt einen Ort oder eine Person, die abgeschieden, zurückgezogen oder von anderen getrennt ist.

Describes a place or person that is isolated, secluded, or set apart from others.

1. Isolated or secludedC1formal

   Kept away from other people; isolated or hidden.

   Abgeschieden

   • The writer lived in a sequestered cottage in the woods.
   • They spent a sequestered weekend at a remote mountain lodge.
   • The sequestered garden was hidden behind high walls.

   Synonymecloisteredhiddenisolatedlonelyout-of-the-wayprivateremoteretiredsecludedsolitarywithdrawn

   Antonymeaccessibleexposedopenpublic

2. Legally separatedC2formal

   Set apart or taken into custody by legal authority.

   Gerichtlich beschlagnahmt

   • The jury was sequestered during the high-profile trial.
   • The assets were sequestered by the court pending investigation.
   • The sequestered documents were kept under strict security.

• Deutsches Verb, das bedeutet, etwas abzusondern, zu isolieren oder zu beschlagnahmen; häufig in juristischem oder wissenschaftlichem Kontext verwendet für die Einziehung von Vermögen oder die Absonderung eines Stoffes.

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.

   Beschlagnahmen

   • 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.

   Synonymeattachconfiscatedistrainimpoundseizesequestrate

   Antonymerestorereturn

2. To isolate or keep apartB2formal

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

   Absondern

   • 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.

   Synonymeclosetisolatequarantineremovesecludesegregateseparatewithdraw

   Antonymeexposefreeintegrateminglerelease

3. To set apart or separateC1formal

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

   Absondern

   • 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.

   Synonymeisolatesecludesegregateseparateset apartwithdraw

   Antonymeassociateincludeintegrateminglemixunite

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.

   Ionen binden

   • 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.

   Synonymebindchelatecomplexsequestrate