sequestrate

• Rechtlich oder finanziell Vermögenswerte oder Eigentum beschlagnahmen, bis eine Schuld beglichen oder eine Bedingung erfüllt ist; auch allgemein zwangsweise in staatlichen Gewahrsam nehmen.

A verb meaning to take legal possession of assets or property until a debt is paid or a condition is met, often used in legal or financial contexts.

1. C2formal

   To keep someone or something away from others; to isolate or seclude.

   Absondern

   • The witness was sequestrated for his own safety.
   • The jury was sequestrated during the trial.
   • The patient was sequestrated to prevent the spread of infection.

   Synonymeconfineinsulateisolatequarantinesecludesegregateseparatesequester

   Antonymeintegratemingleunite

2. Set apart or separateC2formal

   To set something apart from others; to separate or segregate.

   Absondern oder trennen

   • The funds were sequestrated for a special project.
   • The land was sequestrated for public use.
   • The valuable items were sequestrated in a secure vault.

   Synonymedetachdisconnectisolatepartitionsegregateseparateset apartsingle out

   Antonymecombineincludeintegratejoinunite