sequestrate

Example Sentences

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He was to inquire into the conduct of Cortez, and in case he thought fit, to seize him, sequestrate his property, and supersede him in command.

From The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) by Irving, Washington

Suppose, my dear Sir, they should proceed to arrest you, or to sequestrate the revenue of your vicarage.

From Wylder's Hand by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

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)

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.]

But if he escape conviction, you must sequestrate the living because of the debts.

From The Last Chronicle of Barset by Trollope, Anthony