sequestration

sequestration
[ˌsiːkwəˈstreɪʃ(ə)n]
noun
  1. [mass noun]the action of taking legal possession of assets until a debt has been paid or other claims have been met
    扣押
    if such court injunctions are ignored, sequestration of trade union assets will follow.
    如果无视法庭指令,工会财产便会被扣押。
    ■the action of taking forcible possession of something; confiscation
    没收
    he demanded the sequestration of the incriminating correspondence.
    他要求没收那封控告信。
    ■[count noun]an act of declaring someone bankrupt
    宣布破产
    ■(Chemistry)the action of sequestering a substance
    (化)螯化,螯合
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