Noun sequestration has 4 senses
  1. segregation, sequestration - the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury"
    --1 is a kind of separation
    Derived form: verb sequester4
  2. sequestration - the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions
    --2 is a kind of
    chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
    Derived form: verb sequester3
  3. sequestration - a writ that authorizes the seizure of property
    --3 is a kind of
    writ, judicial writ
  4. sequestration, requisition - seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized
    --4 is a kind of appropriation
    Derived form: verb sequester2
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