sequestration

About 0.68 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating.

   the sequestration of juries

2. noun A budget cut resulting from a separation of funding mechanisms. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

   The company took a revenue hit when sequestration dried up some of its best contracts.

Similar words

requisition segregation embargo forfeiture confiscation ouster ousting arrest disqualification removal

Often followed by

of and in is order by or was for

Word family

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