sequestration
noun
se·ques·tra·tion
ˌsē-kwə-ˈstrā-shən 
ˌse-;
(ˌ)sē-ˌkwe-
1
: the act of sequestering : the state of being sequestered
a jury in sequestration
2
a
: a legal writ authorizing a sheriff or commissioner to take into custody the property of a defendant who is in contempt until the orders of a court are complied with
b
: a deposit whereby a neutral depositary agrees to hold property in litigation and to restore it to the party to whom it is adjudged to belong
3
: the practice of imposing automatic government spending reductions by withholding appropriations by a fixed percentage that applies uniformly to all government programs except those exempted
4
: the process of sequestering something or the result of being sequestered
While the idea is a shift from traditional thinking on dealing with the greenhouse effect, carbon sequestration has been going on in nature for millennia in oceans and vegetation.—
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Examples of sequestration in a Sentence
the sequestration of a jury
During their sequestration, jurors were not allowed to speak to reporters.
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Carmichael said that every scientific and environmentally focused government agency has unequivocally supported the development of clean hydrogen and CO2 capture and sequestration.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024
Legal experts say the EPA's assertion that the emissions reductions are feasible if power plants install carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technologies - which capture emissions before they are released into the atmosphere - is likely to be a major issue in the litigation.
—Clark Mindock, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
Proponents believe the carbon transport vessel’s debut heralds a future in which CO2, captured via carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology, is shipped around the world much as natural gas and petroleum are today.
—Nithin Coca, Vox, 4 June 2024
The country’s critical transition to clean energy will be accelerated in specific technological directions—such as electricity storage, grid modernization, hydrogen fuel, carbon capture and sequestration, electric vehicles, and carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere and oceans.
—John Deutch, Foreign Affairs, 7 Sep. 2022
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Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024
Legal experts say the EPA's assertion that the emissions reductions are feasible if power plants install carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technologies - which capture emissions before they are released into the atmosphere - is likely to be a major issue in the litigation.
—Clark Mindock, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
Proponents believe the carbon transport vessel’s debut heralds a future in which CO2, captured via carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology, is shipped around the world much as natural gas and petroleum are today.
—Nithin Coca, Vox, 4 June 2024
The country’s critical transition to clean energy will be accelerated in specific technological directions—such as electricity storage, grid modernization, hydrogen fuel, carbon capture and sequestration, electric vehicles, and carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere and oceans.
—John Deutch, Foreign Affairs, 7 Sep. 2022
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sequestration
noun
se·ques·tra·tion
ˌsēk-wəs-ˈtrā-shən
ˌsek-
: the act of sequestering : the state of being sequestered
Medical Definition
sequestration
noun
se·ques·tra·tion
ˌsēk-wəs-ˈtrā-shən
ˌsek-
ˌsek-
si-ˌkwes-
1
: the formation of a sequestrum
2
: the process of sequestering or result of being sequestered
Legal Definition
sequestration
noun
se·ques·tra·tion
ˌsē-kwəs-ˈtrā-shən, ˌse-
1
: the act of sequestering : the state of being sequestered
2
a
: a writ authorizing an official (as a sheriff) to take into custody the property of a defendant usually to enforce a court order, to exercise quasi in rem jurisdiction, or to preserve the property until judgment is rendered
b
in the civil law of Louisiana
: a deposit in which a neutral person agrees to hold property in dispute and to restore it to the party to whom it is determined to belong
3
: the cancellation of funds for expenditure or obligation in order to enforce federal budget limitations set by law
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