Definition of "sequestrate" []

• Chiefly British To seize; confiscate: "The sheriffs ... will be able to seize stock and other assets, and to sequestrate bank accounts belonging to defaulters” ( Daily Telegraph). (verb-transitive)
• To seclude; sequester. (verb-transitive)

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• "They were particularly prone to "sequestrate" gold and silver in any form, and their indiscriminate violence against the civilian population was already having effect."
• "EDITOR: Pass a law to sequestrate the wealth of EVERY former Labour MP and Peer."
• "For instance, it insists the state cannot arrest someone without good cause, determine what kind of books they read or unlawfully sequestrate their property."