单词 | sequestrate |
释义 | sequestrateWord family adjectivesequesteredsequestrablesequestralnounsequestrantsequestrationsequestratorsequestrumverbsequestratesequester Loansse·ques·trate /sɪˈkwestreɪt, ˈsiːkwə-/ (also sequester /sɪˈkwestə $ -ər/) verb [transitiveT] British EnglishBrE formal BFLto take property away from the person it belongs to because they have not paid their debts 扣押〔债务人的财产〕 n Grammar Sequestrate is usually passive. —sequestration /ˌsiːkwəˈstreɪʃən/ noun [countableC, uncountableU] From Longman Business Dictionary sequestratese·ques·trate /sɪˈkwestreɪt, ˈsiːkwə-/ (also sequester /sɪˈkwestə-ər/) verb [transitiveT]LAW to officially take property, goods etc away from someone because they have not paid their debts or have broken some other law The shares were sequestered by the court at the request of the chairman. They obtained a private injunction to sequester $796.2 million of company assets. —sequestration noun [countableC, uncountableU] the sequestration of trade union funds (1400-1500) Late Latin sequestrare; → SEQUESTER |
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