sequestrate
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He accordingly issued a peremptory order to sequestrate every copy in Italy.
From Great Astronomers by Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir
After the close of the American war, I had, for various reasons of a private nature, a wish to sequestrate myself for a time, from any very ostensible part in public affairs.
From The Provost by Galt, John
He commissioned them and the chief alguazil of Valladolid to seize the person of the archbishop, to sequestrate his goods, and draw up an inventory of them.
From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Llorente, Juan Antonio
"But, my dear, I cannot sequestrate the man's income."
From The Last Chronicle of Barset by Trollope, Anthony
His creditors were willing enough to wait, but one rascal refused to do so, and swore he would sequestrate him.
From The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
Looking back, Khodorkovsky thinks his mistake was to acknowledge that Yukos could be sequestrated from him, but he did not anticipate its destruction.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 3, 2025
The bill and the subsequent legal costs saw the debt soar to a reported £30,000 and in 2000 Mrs Van Overwaele was sequestrated - the Scottish legal term for being made legally bankrupt.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2022
The proposed jurors were interviewed anonymously, and those selected will remain so – and sequestrated for the duration of the trial, expected to last several months.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 7, 2018
He kept his head on his shoulders, but Berry Pomeroy became sequestrated to the Crown.
From A West Country Pilgrimage by Phillpots, Eden
That where an individual is sentenced to imprisonment, an inventory shall be taken of his property, and they shall not be sequestrated or sold.
From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Llorente, Juan Antonio
The grant will help fund the conservation and breeding of tropical forage grasses with deep roots for sequestrating carbon in soil.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 20, 2022
In September Napoleon demanded Stein's dismissal, and enforced the demand by sequestrating Frederick William's Westphalian estates, threatening at the same time to continue the French occupation of Prussia indefinitely.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan
In her distress lest Jim should take too much, the claimant of his name and protection had evidently been sequestrating a large share for herself.
From Waring's Peril by King, Charles
King John kept monasteries without any abbot for years, sequestrating the estates in the meantime, and leaving the monks to make the best of it.
From The Coming of the Friars by Jessopp, Augustus
Immediately, on reoccupying the city of Mexico, the Constitutionalists proceeded to execute with severity the decree issued at Vera Cruz nationalizing or sequestrating the property of the church.
From The United States and Latin America by Latane, John Holladay
