sequestration
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/ˌsiːkwəˈstreɪʃn/
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/ˌsiːkwəˈstreɪʃn/
When someone's property or money is taken away and kept until they pay a debt.
The court ordered the sequestration of the businessman's assets to recover the unpaid loan.
法院下令扣押商人的資產以追回未償還的貸款。