sequestration

[ see-kwes-trey-shuhn, si-kwes- ]

noun

1. removal or separation; banishment or exile.
2. a withdrawal into seclusion; retirement.
3. segregation from others; isolation:

   sequestration of jurors during a trial.

4. Law.
   1. the sequestering of property.
   2. confiscation or seizure.
5. Chemistry. the combining of metallic ions with a suitable reagent into a stable, soluble complex in order to prevent the ions from combining with a substance with which they would otherwise have formed an insoluble precipitate, from causing interference in a particular reaction, or from acting as undesirable catalysts.
6. the trapping of a chemical in the atmosphere or environment and its isolation in a natural or artificial storage area:

   Carbon sequestration can reduce global warming.

7. 1. the process of implementing an automatic cut in government spending across most departments, agencies, etc.:

      efforts to avoid or delay sequestration.

   2. an instance of this:

      An $80 billion sequestration would lead to massive layoffs.

sequestration

/ ˌsiːkwɛˈstreɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of sequestering or state of being sequestered
2. law the sequestering of property
3. chem the effective removal of ions from a solution by coordination with another type of ion or molecule to form complexes that do not have the same chemical behaviour as the original ions See also sequestrant

Other Words From

• nonse·ques·tration noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sequestration¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin sequestrātiōn- (stem of sequestrātiō ), equivalent to sequestrāt ( us ) (past participle of sequestrāre to sequester ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

Letting that land "get back to that native forest land as much as possible is going to help immensely with both carbon sequestration and biodiversity opportunities," said Panescu Scott.

From Salon

“Carbon sequestration of urban trees is very short lived,” Love said.

From Los Angeles Times

The changes appeared to respond to concerns about the possible loss of canopy and shade, and could boost carbon sequestration.

From Los Angeles Times

If you live in Scotland, bankruptcy is known legally as sequestration, external.

From BBC

And what they find may offer new insights into how these mud-churning species affect ocean chemistry, carbon sequestration, and the ability of marine life to thrive globally.

From Science Daily