1. isolating or hiding someone or something away from others
Usage: present participle of sequester
2. legally seizing and holding property or assets
Usage: legal
3. capturing and storing carbon dioxide to prevent it from entering the atmosphere
Usage: environmental science

Examples

• The jury is sequestering themselves to deliberate the verdict.
• She spent the weekend sequestering herself in her room to study.
• The court is sequestering the defendant’s assets pending trial.
• The forest is sequestering large amounts of carbon dioxide.
• Scientists are researching new methods for sequestering greenhouse gases.
• The witness protection program involves sequestering people from their former lives.
• Ocean sediments are naturally sequestering carbon over geological time.