0 the act of taking temporary possession of someone's property until they have paid money that is owed or obeyed a court order:
1 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.:
2 the act of separating and storing a harmful substance such as carbon dioxide in a way that keeps it safe:
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.
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.
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.