Sequestration (law)
WordNet
noun
(1) Seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized
(2) The act of segregating or sequestering
"Sequestration of the jury"
(3) A writ that authorizes the seizure of property
(4) The action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions