sequestrate

sequestrate
[ˈsiːkwəstreɪt, ˈsiːkwɛs-]
verb
  1. [with obj.]take legal possession of (assets) until a debt has been paid or other claims have been met
    扣押
    the power of courts to sequestrate the assets of unions.
    法庭扣押工会财产的权力。
    ■take forcible possession of (something); confiscate
    没收
    compensation for Jewish property sequestrated by the Libyan regime.
    对被利比亚政权没收的犹太人财产的赔偿。
    ■legally place (the property of a bankrupt) in the hands of a trustee for division among the creditors
    抵押(破产财产)
    [as adj. sequestrated]a trustee in a sequestrated estate.
    抵押房产的托管人。
    ■declare (someone) bankrupt
    宣布…破产
    two more poll tax rebels were sequestrated.
    又宣布了两个不交人头税的人破产。
派生
sequestrable
adjective
sequestrator
[ˈsiːkwɪˌstreɪtə]
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense separate from general access): from late Latin sequestrat- 'given up for safe keeping', from the verb sequestrare (see sequester)
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