sequestration

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They were separate, but now they're out of the same IRS office now due to sequestration.

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Quick take

the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury"

Meaning at a glance

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noun

the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury"

noun

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

noun

a writ that authorizes the seizure of property

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sequestration.

noun

the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury"

noun

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

noun

a writ that authorizes the seizure of property

noun

seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized

Example sentences

They were separate, but now they're out of the same IRS office now due to sequestration.

We may someday have to choose between sequestration and whales.

You can always have a seperate credit for sequestration.

Paper production is the most effective man-made carbon sequestration method we have.

But as a PhD candidate who has had his funding cut and grant proposals continuously denied since sequestration, money of any kind is starting to sound good right now.

I don't know about contractors specifically, but for civil servants, their unions were definitely involved in the furlough negotiations during sequestration.