sequestrano

Sequestrano is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb sequestrare, meaning to seize, confiscate, or to sequestrate. It is used when the subject performs the action on a direct object, for example, le forze dell’ordine sequestrano un carico di droga. The verb can also mean to abduct or detain someone against their will, as in the context of a kidnapping.

Sequestrare derives from Latin sequestrare and shares a root with the English sequester. In Italian, the term appears primarily in legal, criminal, and official language, describing actions by authorities to take control of property or by perpetrators to imprison or hold a person.

Conjugation and usage notes: sequestrano is part of regular -are verbs. Present tense forms include io sequestr-o, tu sequestri, lui/lei sequestra, noi sequestriamo, voi sequestrate, loro sequestrano. The past tense is formed with avere, as in ho sequestrato; the imperfect, future, and other tenses follow standard -are patterns. The verb is transitive and requires a direct object.

Related terms include sequestro (seizure or sequestration), sequestratore (sequestrator or kidnapper), and sequestrabile (seizable). In common discourse, sequestrare often appears in news reports about police seizures, in legal contexts describing asset forfeiture, or in criminal cases describing the act of kidnapping.