- sequester
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sequester — 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]… … Law dictionary
Sequester — Se*ques ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sequestered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sequestering}.] [F. s[ e]questrer, L. sequestrare to give up for safe keeping, from sequester a depositary or trustee in whose hands the thing contested was placed until the dispute … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sequester — steht für einen Zwangsverwalter – siehe Sequester (Recht) eine Beschlagnahme ein abgestorbenes Gewebestück – siehe Sequester (Medizin) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung … Deutsch Wikipedia
Sequester — Se*ques ter, v. i. 1. To withdraw; to retire. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] To sequester out of the world into Atlantic and Utopian politics. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) To renounce (as a widow may) any concern with the estate of her husband. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sequester — late 14c., from O.Fr. sequestrer (14c.), from L.L. sequestrare to place in safekeeping, from L. sequester trustee, mediator, probably originally follower, related to sequi to follow (see SEQUEL (Cf. sequel)). Meaning seize by authority,… … Etymology dictionary
sequester — ► VERB 1) isolate or hide away. 2) another term for SEQUESTRATE(Cf. ↑sequestrator). ORIGIN Latin sequestrare commit for safekeeping , from sequester trustee … English terms dictionary
sequester — [si kwes′tər] vt. [ME sequestren < MFr sequestrer < LL sequestrare, to remove, lay aside, separate < L sequester, trustee, akin to sequi: see SEQUENT] 1. to set off or apart; separate; segregate; often, to segregate or isolate (the jury) … English World dictionary
Sequester — Se*ques ter, n. 1. Sequestration; separation. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) A person with whom two or more contending parties deposit the subject matter of the controversy; one who mediates between two parties; a mediator; an umpire or referee.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sequester [1] — Sequester (lat.), 1) eine Mittelsperson, durch welche zwei ihren gegenseitigen Zweck erreichen, Vermittler, Kuppler, Spion; 2) derjenige, bei welchem die Bewerber um ein Amt das Geld, welches sie im Fall der Erfüllung ihres Wunsches versprachen,… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Sequester [2] — Sequester, Vibius, römischer Geograph, nach Einigen zu Ende des 4. Jahrh., nach Anderen im 5., 6. od. 7. Jahrh. n.Chr.; er schr.: De fluminibus, fontibus, lacubus, nemoribus, paludibus montibus, gentibus, quorum apud poetas mentio fit, herausgeg … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Sequéster — (lat.), Mittelsperson, s. Sequestration; in der Medizin soviel wie abgestorbenes Knochenstück (s. Knochenbrand); Sequestrotomie, die operative Entfernung eines solchen … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
