1. to isolate or hide away from others
2. to take temporary custody of property or assets by legal authority
Usage: legal

Examples

• The jury sequesters itself during deliberations.
• She sequesters herself in her room to study.
• The court sequesters the defendant’s assets pending trial.
• The monastery sequesters monks from worldly distractions.
• The government sequesters funds until the investigation concludes.
• He sequesters his emotions behind a calm facade.