sequester

• Verbe signifiant isoler ou séparer, souvent utilisé dans un contexte juridique ou scientifique pour désigner la mise sous séquestre de biens ou l'isolement d'une substance.

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.

   Saisir par autorité légale

   • 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.

   Synonymesattachconfiscatedistrainimpoundseizesequestrate

   Antonymesrestorereturn

2. To isolate or keep apartB2formal

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

   isoler, mettre à l'écart

   • 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.

   Synonymesclosetisolatequarantineremovesecludesegregateseparatewithdraw

   Antonymesexposefreeintegrateminglerelease

3. To set apart or separateC1formal

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

   isoler, séparer

   • 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.

   Synonymesisolatesecludesegregateseparateset apartwithdraw

   Antonymesassociateincludeintegrateminglemixunite

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.

   séquestrer (un ion)

   • 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.

   Synonymesbindchelatecomplexsequestrate