Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sequestration

4 senses of sequestration

Sense 1
segregation, sequestration -- (the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury")
       => separation -- (the social act of separating or parting company; "the separation of church and state")

Sense 2
sequestration -- (the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions)
       => chemical process, chemical change, chemical action -- ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)

Sense 3
sequestration -- (a writ that authorizes the seizure of property)
       => writ, judicial writ -- ((law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer)

Sense 4
sequestration, requisition -- (seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized)
       => appropriation -- (a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner; "the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit"; "a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest")