sequestrate

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So that her children should not be deprived of their father's fortune, which the nation could sequestrate as the property of an émigré, Mme. de Vaubadon, like many other royalists, had sued for a divorce.

From The House of the Combrays by Le Notre, G., [pseud.]

The independent Municipal Self-Governments have the right to sequestrate all unoccupied or uninhabited dwelling-places.

From Ten Days That Shook the World by Reed, John

It is true, wench," replied the knight; "and small cause would make the villains sequestrate the poor remains which the civil wars have left to the colleges.

From Woodstock; or, the Cavalier by Scott, Walter, Sir

He accordingly issued a peremptory order to sequestrate every copy in Italy.

From Great Astronomers by Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir

Any scheme to sequestrate, to hide it under a bushel, or to put it under lock and key, is a shallow device.

From Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O by Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett)