1. to take legal possession of someone’s property until a debt is paid or other claims are met
Usage: legal
2. to isolate or set apart from others
Usage: formal

Examples

• The court decided to sequestrate the company’s assets.
• Authorities will sequestrate the property until the tax debt is resolved.
• The judge ordered officials to sequestrate all disputed funds.
• They had to sequestrate the contaminated area from public access.
• The government may sequestrate assets involved in criminal activity.
• Officials sequestrated the building pending the legal investigation.