sequestration
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of segregating or sequestering
sequestration of the jury
Types & categories
- separation hypernym
Related & opposite
- integration antonym
- segregator derivation
- segregate derivation
- sequestrate derivation
- segregate derivation
Sense 2 noun
the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions
Types & categories
- chemical process hypernym
Related & opposite
- sequester derivation
Sense 3 noun
a writ that authorizes the seizure of property
Types & categories
- writ hypernym
Related & opposite
- law domain topic
Sense 4 noun
seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized
Types & categories
- appropriation hypernym
Related & opposite
- impound derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | integration |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | segregator |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | segregate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sequestrate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | segregate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | separation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sequester |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | chemical process |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | writ |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | impound |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | appropriation |