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se·ques·ter (sĭ-kwĕśtər)

[Middle English sequestren, from Old French, from Latin sequestrāre, to give up for safekeeping, from Latin sequester, depositary, trustee.]

verb: -tered, -ter·ing, -ters. 

transitive verb 

  1. To cause to withdraw into seclusion.
  2. To remove or set apart; segregate. See synonyms at isolate
  3. Law
    1. To take temporary possession of (property) as security against legal claims.
    2. To requisition and confiscate (enemy property).

intransitive verb 

Chemistry
To undergo sequestration.