noun.
The act of sequestering; sequestration; separation; seclusion.
noun.
In law, a person with whom two or more parties to a suit or controversy deposit the subject of controversy; a mediator or referee between two parties; an umpire.
To put aside; remove; separate from other things; seclude; withdraw.
In law:
To separate from the owner for a time; seize or take possession of, as the property and income of a debtor, until the claims of creditors be satisfied.
To set aside from the power of either party, as a matter at issue, by order of a court of law. For use in Scots law, see sequestrate. See also sequestration. Hence To seize for any purpose; confiscate; take possession of; appropriate.
To withdraw.
In law, to renounce or decline, as a widow any concern with the estate of her husband.