sequestration
/ˌsikwəˈstreɪʃən/
noun
- The act of isolating someone or something from others.
- The sequestration of the jury lasted for three days.
- The monk chose a life of sequestration in a remote monastery.
- During the pandemic, many people experienced voluntary sequestration at home.
- The legal seizure of property or assets until a debt is paid or a court order is satisfied.
- Sequestration of the property was necessary to satisfy the unpaid taxes.
- The court ordered the sequestration of the company's assets.
- The landlord obtained a sequestration order for the tenant's furniture.
- The process of capturing and storing carbon dioxide to prevent it from entering the atmosphere.
- The forest's natural sequestration of carbon helps reduce greenhouse gases.
- Scientists are studying new methods of carbon sequestration in the ocean.
- Carbon sequestration is an important strategy for fighting climate change.
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