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sequestration

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seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized

the act of segregating or sequestering

a writ that authorizes the seizure of property

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

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sequestration of the jury Source: Internet

A reduced uptake and translocation, or sequestration of the herbicide, may also result in an insufficient herbicide transport to the target site. Source: Internet

A 2012 Supreme Court decision required full repayment, but the Obama Administration continued to attempt to set caps on reimbursement, and Tribes were further subject to sequestration budget cuts and reduced repayment in spite of the court ruling. Source: Internet

In our next story on Swedish style commercial thinning, we’ll fact check some of the benefits claimed… which are remarkable, including the impact on moose population, forest productivity, and carbon sequestration. Source: Internet

Kunstler, 1994, p. 277. Due to the high security of the trial and the sequestration, Shakur's trial, along with Acoli's, cost Middlesex County an estimated $1 million combined. Source: Internet

Enhancing natural sequestration Forests seeAlso Forests are carbon stores, and they are carbon dioxide sinks when they are increasing in density or area. Source: Internet

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