SEQUESTRATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sequestration mean? 

• SEQUESTRATION (noun)
  The noun SEQUESTRATION has 4 senses:

1. the act of segregating or sequestering

2. 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

3. a writ that authorizes the seizure of property

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

  Familiarity information: SEQUESTRATION used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEQUESTRATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of segregating or sequestering

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

segregation; sequestration

Context example:

sequestration of the jury

Hypernyms ("sequestration" is a kind of...):

separation (the social act of separating or parting company)

Derivation:

sequester (keep away from others)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("sequestration" is a kind of...):

chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)

Derivation:

sequester (undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A writ that authorizes the seizure of property

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("sequestration" is a kind of...):

judicial writ; writ ((law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Sense 4

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

requisition; sequestration

Hypernyms ("sequestration" is a kind of...):

appropriation (a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner)

Derivation:

sequester (take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority)

 Context examples 

The sequestration of SRF by Hop blocks the activation of cardiac genes, preventing normal cardiac development.

(HOP Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Receptor sequestration reflects the dynamin (Dyn)-dependent endocytosis of GPCRs via clathrin-coated pits.

(GPCR Desensitization Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

This protein is involved in the modulation of translation and the sequestration of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E.

(Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 4E-Binding Protein 1, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes histidine-rich glycoprotein, may play a role in both extracellular ion sequestration and coagulation.

(HRG wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein may play a role in the sequestration of insulin-like growth factors.

(Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein 7, NCI Thesaurus)

In unstimulated cells, CTAK1 constitutively associates with KSR1, phosphorylating Ser392 and conferring cytoplasmic sequestration by 14-3-3 binding.

(Kinase Suppressor of RAS-1, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in both the localization and sequestration of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase family members.

(Kinase Suppressor of Ras 2, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in the sequestration of transcription factors.

(DNA Damage-Inducible Transcript 3 Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in protein sequestration and translation.

(EIF4EBP1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Why are structurally complex forests better at carbon sequestration?

(Structural complexity in forests improves carbon capture, National Science Foundation)