sequestration
🇺🇸
/ˌsiːkwəˈstreɪʃn/
🇬🇧
/ˌsiːkwəˈstreɪʃn/
noun
R
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.
translation
When someone's property or money is taken away and kept until they pay a debt.
Word Forms
Plural
sequestrations