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One who sequestrates.
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sequestrator — se·ques·tra·tor / sē kwəs ˌtrā tər, si kwes / n 1: an official who executes a writ of sequestration 2: someone who holds property in sequestration Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Sequestrator — Seq ues*tra tor, n. [L., one that hinders or impedes.] (Law) (a) One who sequesters property, or takes the possession of it for a time, to satisfy a demand out of its rents or profits. (b) One to whom the keeping of sequestered property is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sequestrator — sequestrate ► VERB 1) take legal possession of (assets) until a debt has been paid or other claims have been met. 2) take forcible possession of; confiscate. DERIVATIVES sequestration noun sequestrator noun … English terms dictionary
sequestrator — noun see sequestrate … New Collegiate Dictionary
sequestrator — n. one who temporarily seizes property pending the outcome of a legal claim (Law) … English contemporary dictionary
sequestrator — seques·tra·tor … English syllables
sequestrator — / si:kwɪstreɪtəˌ sɪ kwestreɪtə/ noun a person who takes and keeps property on the order of a court … Dictionary of banking and finance
sequestrator — /sekwastreyar/siyV. One to whom a sequestration is made. One appointed or chosen to perform a sequestration, or execute a writ of sequestration … Black's law dictionary
sequestrator — A party at whose instance a sequestration proceeding is prosecuted in a court of equity … Ballentine's law dictionary
sequestrator — prounc at sequestrate+ə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Late Latin sequestratus (past participle) + Latin or … Useful english dictionary
