sequestrate
Sequestrate is a verb whose primary sense is to place assets, property, or people under custodial control or apart from ordinary use. In legal contexts, to sequestrate means to take possession of assets by court order and to hold them in custody to prevent disposal, typically to satisfy debts, preserve evidence, or secure claims during litigation. A court may issue a sequestration order affecting funds, estates, or other property; the act is described as the sequestration of assets. The term can also apply to isolating a person or group from others, though in contemporary usage this sense is often expressed with the verb sequester.
The noun form sequestration refers to the act or process itself, and related terms include sequestrator (the
Usage notes: Sequestrate is less common in American English. The more common equivalents are sequester (verb)
Etymology: from Latin sequestrare, from sequestrum “something set apart,” via Old French sequestrer, with related noun