sequestration

See also: séquestration

English

Etymology

From Middle French sequestration, from Late Latin sequestrātiō, from Latin sequestrō (“sequester”).

Noun

sequestration (plural sequestrations)

The process or act of sequestering.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 55
  
  At that time there was no rigid sequestration on the islands, and lepers, if they chose, were allowed to go free.
(medicine) Protective sequestration: quarantine measures to contain infection among the population.

Translations

Translations

French: séquestration (fr) f

Korean: 격리 (ko) (gyeongni)

See also

sequestration on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

sequestration in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.

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