sequester
Is it a Scrabble word? See definition, points, and words you can make.
Is sequester a Scrabble word?
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of sequester?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (chemistry) To prevent an ion in solution from behaving normally by forming a coordination compound.
2. (law) To temporarily remove (property) from the possession of its owner and hold it as security against legal claims.
3. (transitive, US, politics, law) To remove (certain funds) automatically from a budget.Examples: "The Budget Control Act of 2011 sequestered 1.2 trillion dollars over 10 years on January 2, 2013."UStransitive
4. (international law) To seize and hold enemy property.
5. (intransitive) To withdraw; to retire.Examples: "to sequester out of the world into Atlantic and Utopian politics"intransitive
noun (English)
1. (law) A person with whom two or more contending parties deposit the subject matter of the controversy; one who mediates between two parties; a referee
2. (medicine) A sequestrum.
Definition source: Wiktionary