| verb | requisition forcibly, as of enemy property “the estate was sequestered” |
| verb | take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority “The FBI seized the drugs” |
| verb | undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion “The cations were sequestered” |
| verb | keep away from others “He sequestered himself in his study to write a book” |
| verb | set apart from others “The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on” |
| adjective | providing privacy or seclusion “the cloistered academic world of books” |
| adjective | kept separate and secluded “a sequestered jury” |
| impoundment | noun | placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law |
| impounding | noun | placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law |
| attachment | noun | a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding |
| sequestration | noun | seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized |
| confiscation | noun | seizure by the government |
| seizure | noun | the taking possession of something by legal process |
| seclusion | noun | the act of secluding yourself from others |
| withdrawer | noun | an individualist who withdraws from social interaction |
| withdrawal | noun | the act of withdrawing |
| reclusiveness | noun | a disposition to prefer seclusion or isolation |