sequestration

[ see-kwes-trey-shuh n, si-kwes- ]

/ ˌsi kwɛsˈtreɪ ʃən, sɪ kwɛs- /

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noun

removal or separation; banishment or exile.

a withdrawal into seclusion; retirement.

segregation from others; isolation: sequestration of jurors during a trial.

Law.

the sequestering of property.
confiscation or seizure.

Chemistry. the combining of metallic ions with a suitable reagent into a stable, soluble complex in order to prevent the ions from combining with a substance with which they would otherwise have formed an insoluble precipitate, from causing interference in a particular reaction, or from acting as undesirable catalysts.

the trapping of a chemical in the atmosphere or environment and its isolation in a natural or artificial storage area: Carbon sequestration can reduce global warming.

the process of implementing an automatic cut in government spending across most departments, agencies, etc.: efforts to avoid or delay sequestration.
an instance of this: An $80 billion sequestration would lead to massive layoffs.

Origin of sequestration

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin sequestrātiōn- (stem of sequestrātiō), equivalent to sequestrāt(us) (past participle of sequestrāre to sequester) + -iōn- -ion

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non·se·ques·tra·tion, noun

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Then money for the DOD program was sidelined by the sequestration budget cuts mandated by Congress, Retsky was told.

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He has also managed to trim costs in an era of sequestration.

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Sequestration tore at our threadbare social safety net, and this deal leaves the damage intact.

Tea Party Republicans: The Biggest Sore Winners in Washington |Jamelle Bouie |December 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, Washington has been preoccupied with all-consuming battles over debt ceilings and sequestration.

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Going forward, Republicans are hoping they can use the continuation of sequestration as leverage in future budget showdowns.

House Republicans Throw In the Towel |Ben Jacobs |October 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Moreover the first step at sequestration had been actually taken.

The Life of John of Barneveld, 1614-23, Volume II. |John Lothrop Motley
The measure of suppression and sequestration was violent, but called for.

Beacon Lights of History, Volume VI |John Lord
Since about the same period, besides, the monarch must be described as in a state of sequestration.

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) |Robert Louis Stevenson
The sequestration of the prince's property had drawn the whole body of creditors upon him.

Black Diamonds |Mr Jkai
It is in the early stage that sequestration and suppressive measures are most valuable.

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British Dictionary definitions for sequestration

sequestration

/ (ˌsiːkwɛˈstreɪʃən) /

noun

the act of sequestering or state of being sequestered

law the sequestering of property

chem the effective removal of ions from a solution by coordination with another type of ion or molecule to form complexes that do not have the same chemical behaviour as the original ions See also sequestrant

Medical definitions for sequestration

sequestration

[ sē′kwĭ-strā′shən, sĕk′wĭ- ]

n.

The formation of a sequestrum.

Loss of blood or of its fluid content into spaces within the body, so that the circulating volume diminishes.

The inhibition or prevention of normal ion behavior by combination with added materials, especially the prevention of metallic ion precipitation from solution.

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