1the action of taking legal possession of assets until a debt has been paid or other claims have been met:if such court injunctions are ignored, sequestration of trade union assets will follow
the action of taking forcible possession of something; confiscation:they demanded the sequestration of the incriminating correspondence
an act of declaring someone bankrupt.
the action of making a general cut in government spending:the measure brings the federal budget closer to sequestration
