segregation, sequestration -- (the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury")
sequestration -- (the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions)
sequestration -- (a writ that authorizes the seizure of property)
sequestration, requisition -- (seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized)