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sequester

UK
/sɪˈkwɛstə/
US
/sɪˈkwɛstər/

Translations

sequesterverb
sequestered
Past Simple
sequestered
Past Participle
sequestering
Gerund
UK
/sɪˈkwɛstə/
US
/sɪˈkwɛstər/
The court sequestered the company's assets to ensure that the creditors would be paid.
Le tribunal a séquestré les actifs de l’entreprise afin de garantir le paiement des créanciers.
séquestrerSciences de l’environnement.
Wetlands and forests can sequester large amounts of carbon over long periods.
Les zones humides et les forêts peuvent séquestrer de grandes quantités de carbone pendant de longues périodes.
isolerMettre à l’écart, confiner.
The jury was sequestered in a hotel for the duration of the trial to prevent them from being influenced by outside information.
Le jury a été isolé dans un hôtel pendant toute la durée du procès afin d’éviter qu’il ne soit influencé par des informations extérieures.
Additional translations
réserverRéserver à un usage précis.
Synonyms
seclude
segregate
withdraw
remove
set apart
isolate
sequesternoun
sequesters
pl
UK
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US
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séquestreDroit.
The court ordered the sequester of the defendant's assets until the trial concluded.
Le tribunal a ordonné le séquestre des biens du défendeur jusqu’à la fin du procès.
séquestrationDans le contexte des coupes budgétaires imposées par l’État américain.
The sequester led to significant reductions in funding for public services.
La séquestration a entraîné d’importantes réductions du financement des services publics.
séquestrantChimie.
EDTA is widely used as a sequester in water-treatment processes.
L’EDTA est largement utilisé comme séquestrant dans les procédés de traitement de l’eau.
Synonyms
guardian
custodian
receiver
trustee
conservator
sequestrator
sequesteradjective
Used attributively to modify another noun, especially in the phrase "sequester cuts" referring to spending reductions.
budgétaireDans le contexte des coupes budgétaires imposées par le gouvernement.
The agency struggled to cope with the sequester cuts imposed last year.
L’agence a eu du mal à faire face aux coupes budgétaires imposées l’année dernière.
budgétaireDans le contexte des coupes automatiques du budget fédéral américain.
The agency struggled to operate under strict sequester budgets.
L’agence a eu du mal à fonctionner avec des budgets budgétaires stricts.
Synonyms
secludedly
secluded
isolated
withdrawn
cloistered
insulated
hidden
remote
quarantined
removed
privatized
sequesteradjective
more sequester
Comp.
most sequester
Super.
UK
/sɪˈkwɛstə/
US
/sɪˈkwɛstər/
Used attributively, especially in phrases such as "sequester cuts" to denote relation to government spending reductions.

Definitions

sequesterverb
To isolate or hide away someone or something.
The jury was sequestered in a hotel for the duration of the trial to prevent them from being influenced by outside information.
To take legal possession of assets until a debt has been paid or other claims have been met.
The court sequestered the company's assets to ensure that the creditors would be paid.
To set apart or segregate for a specific purpose.
The scientist sequestered a portion of the funds for future research projects.
To capture and store (a substance, especially carbon dioxide), typically through chemical or biological processes, so that it is removed from active circulation.
Wetlands and forests can sequester large amounts of carbon over long periods.
sequesternoun
A general cut in government spending.
The sequester led to significant reductions in funding for public services.
The act of seizing property until a debt has been paid or other claims have been met.
The court ordered the sequester of the defendant's assets until the trial concluded.
A substance or agent that binds or isolates another substance, especially to prevent unwanted chemical reactions.
EDTA is widely used as a sequester in water-treatment processes.
sequesteradjective
Relating to or resulting from a governmental sequester, especially mandated spending cuts.
The agency struggled to cope with the sequester cuts imposed last year.
sequesteradjective
Relating to or resulting from the automatic, across-the-board cuts in U.S. federal government spending imposed by law.
The agency struggled to operate under strict sequester budgets.
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