sequestrate
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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 Washington Irving
As it stood on paper, simply to take possession of the ports of Mexico, and sequestrate their customs to pay the interest on foreign debts.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 by Various
Our subject is not entirely to sequestrate the prisoner nor to confine him to absolute solitude.
From Elizabeth Fry by Mrs. E. R. Pitman
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 Sir Walter Scott
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 John Galt
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
But the first use which Brazil made of the sequestrated German ships was the opening of a Brazilian steamship line to Chile.
From South America and the War by F. A. (Frederick Alexander) Kirkpatrick
I don't know that a stable can be considered a dwelling under the homestead regulations, and there's nothing to prevent any man from hiring assistance to drive home sequestrated cattle.
From The Mistress of Bonaventure by Harold Bindloss
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
"We have no excuse for sequestrating the estates," replied Ireton.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction by Arthur Mee
It gratifies our loyalty—our loyalty, madam, is a sentiment which exalts and endears the meanest services, even that of sequestrating a spy, an informer.”
From The Billow and the Rock by E.J. Wheeler
In the meanwhile, the Supreme Civil Court issued a warrant, sequestrating the property of Jean Key, or Wright, which removed out of the reach of the actors in the violence the prize which they expected.
From Rob Roy — Volume 01 by Sir Walter Scott
There is ground for seizure, the Article adds, and for sequestrating a work, if the printer does not produce the receipts of the deposit ordered by the preceding Article.
From Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 by John William Cole
