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sequestration

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sequestration /ˌsiːkwəˈstreɪʃən/ noun
sequestration
/ˌsiːkwəˈstreɪʃən/
noun
Learner's definition of SEQUESTRATION
[noncount]
1 
US : the act of keeping a person or group apart from other people or the state of being kept apart from other people隔离；隔开
2 
chiefly British, law : the act of taking someone's property until a debt has been paid扣押
BNC: 26525 COCA: 21154

sequestration

noun

se·​ques·​tra·​tion ˌsē-kwə-ˈstrā-shən How to pronounce sequestration (audio)
ˌse-;
(ˌ)sē-ˌkwe-
1
: the act of sequestering : the state of being sequestered
a jury in sequestration
2
a
: a legal writ authorizing a sheriff or commissioner to take into custody the property of a defendant who is in contempt until the orders of a court are complied with
b
: a deposit whereby a neutral depositary agrees to hold property in litigation and to restore it to the party to whom it is adjudged to belong
3
: the practice of imposing automatic government spending reductions by withholding appropriations by a fixed percentage that applies uniformly to all government programs except those exempted
4
: the process of sequestering something or the result of being sequestered
While the idea is a shift from traditional thinking on dealing with the greenhouse effect, carbon sequestration has been going on in nature for millennia in oceans and vegetation. Tom Rickey

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Example Sentences

the sequestration of a jury During their sequestration, jurors were not allowed to speak to reporters.
Recent Examples on the Web However, his Democratic colleagues would toss in billions to accelerate this country’s carbon capture and sequestration technologies. Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021 Amid rising climate concern, Congress fattened a federal tax credit for carbon capture and sequestration that until then hadn’t attracted much commercial interest. Wired, 29 July 2022 The Internal Revenue Code Section 45Q tax credit for carbon capture and sequestration (CCUS) would be extended, though the bill lowers the minimum amount of carbon oxide that must be captured to qualify. Allan Marks, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 Another example of union favoritism is the tax credit for carbon sequestration from manufacturing or fossil-fuel combustion. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022 There are already many climate jobs in Massachusetts government, including positions focused on climate adaptation, carbon sequestration, climate leadership, and more. Kate Selig, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022 Enlarge / Bioreactors that host algae would be one option for carbon sequestration—as long as the carbon is stored somehow. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 May 2022 While carbon sequestration is gaining more attention, questions have been raised about the technology’s safety and expense. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2022 As more countries introduce carbon taxes and emissions targets, carbon sequestration becomes a more attractive investment. Cathleen O'grady, The Atlantic, 20 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sequestration was in the 15th century
BNC: 26525 COCA: 21154

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