sequestration
noun [ U ] uk/ˌsiː.kwesˈtreɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌsiː.kwesˈtreɪ.ʃən/
(OF PROPERTY)
law specialized暂时查封
the act of taking temporary possession of someone's property until they have paid money that is owed or obeyed a court order
This would do nothing to halt the sequestration of property in the former colony. 这并不能阻止前殖民地财产被暂时查封。
The union was ordered to to withdraw the instruction or face the sequestration of its funds and assets. 工会被判收回成命，否则将面临基金和资产的暂时查封。
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- He protested in vain at the sequestration of his estates.
- In the course of the sequestration proceedings, he was sentenced to 30 days' imprisonment.
- A corporation can be guilty of contempt of court, and the usual sanction is sequestration or fine or both.
(OF PEOPLE)
封存;隔离
the act of keeping people, especially a jury, together in a place so that they cannot be influenced by other people, by newspaper reports, etc.
The committee called for an open trial and the sequestration of the jury. 委员会呼吁公开审判并将陪审团与外界隔离。
The extreme measure of jury sequestration is not required. 不需要隔离陪审团这种极端措施。
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- To protect the jury's integrity, sequestration is necessary.
- Jury sequestration is expensive, and most cases do not require such extreme measures.
- Sequestration is something that should be done only as a last resort.
(OF SUBSTANCE)
environment specialized（对有害物质进行）螯隔，封存
the act of separating and storing a harmful substance such as carbon dioxide in a way that keeps it safe
We are actively pursuing new environmental approaches like carbon sequestration. 我们正在积极寻求新的环境方法，如碳封存。
natural processes that benefit people, such as the sequestration of carbon in soil and forests 使人受益的自然过程，如土壤和森林中的碳封存
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- We will be leaders in clean-coal technology using coal gasification and sequestration of C02.
- Most candidates of both parties have called for spending on research for clean-coal technology, including the capture and sequestration of carbon dioxide emissions.
See: sequester