单词 | sequester |
释义 | se·ques·ter 1 /si-'kwes-tər/ vt -tered, -ter·ing [Anglo-French sequestrer, from Middle French, from Latin sequestrare to hand over to a trustee, from sequester third party to whom disputed property is entrusted, agent, from secus beside, otherwise] 1: to place (as a jury or witness) in seclusion or isolation ◇ Juries are sequestered in order to preserve their impartiality. Witnesses are sequestered so that their testimony is not influenced by the testimony of prior witnesses. 2 a: to seize esp. by a writ of sequestration b: to deposit (property) in sequestration sequester 2 n: sequestration (3) |
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