Sequester
英 [sɪ'kwestə] 美 [sɪ'kwɛstɚ]
1.set apart from others
2.to keep a jury together in a place, in order to prevent them from talking to other people about a court case, or learning about it in the newspapers, on television, etc.
v.(1)分离;孤立 (2)(将陪审团)隔离 (3)(罗马法)(教会法)放弃权利;弃权 (4)扣押有争议财产交第三人保管 (5)(衡平法)扣押被告财产置于法庭监管(直至被告就藐视法庭行为认错而被免罪) (6) (国际法)没收;征收(私人财产用于公益);扣押敌国公民财产〈拉〉(罗马法)讼争物寄存 指当事人自愿或依法院的命令,将讼争的物品交由第三人暂时保管。
sequester property 扣押诉争财产(指在诉讼期间将有关财产扣押并由指定人管理)
sequester the arms and ammunition 将武器和弹药没收
This jury is expected to be sequestered for at least two months.
预计这个陪审团将至少被隔离两个月。
例2:
My vision includes the elimination of the defense sequester, which has imposed steep cuts on our military.
我的愿景包括消除防御隔离,这严重削减了我们的军力。