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.]

He commissioned them and the chief alguazil of Valladolid to seize the person of the archbishop, to sequestrate his goods, and draw up an inventory of them.

From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Llorente, Juan Antonio

Desire had laughed and promised to sequestrate Yorick for the afternoon.

From The Window-Gazer by Mackay, Isabel Ecclestone

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

They have, besides, possessions in Belgium, Piedmont, and Italy, which I intend to sequestrate.

From World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France by Guizot, M. (François)