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sequestration (секвестр, арест имущества. ORD. the sequestration of assets. OALD. in its broadest legal sense, the removal of property from a person in possession of the property. In international law, sequestration denotes the seizure of property of an individual by a government, which uses it to its own benefit. A judicial sequestration involves a court decree ordering a sheriff, in some cases, to seize property pending a decision by the court as to who is entitled to it. Britannica. 1 US : the act of keeping a person or group apart from other people or the state of being kept apart from other people > the sequestration of a jury. During their sequestration, jurors were not allowed to speak to reporters. 2 chiefly Brit, law : the act of taking someone's property until a debt has been paid > the sequestration of property. MWALD Alexander Demidov) |
