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Definition of sequester verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

sequester

verb

NAmE//sɪˈkwɛstər//

(law) sequester somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they sequester

he / she / it sequesters

past simple sequestered

-ing form sequestering

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to keep a jury together in a place, in order to prevent them from talking to other people about a court case, or learning about it in the newspapers, on television, etc.

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Nearby words

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