Sequestration (law)

Ostend, Belgium: notice on the sequestration of enemy possessions after the German occupation of Belgium during World War II, pursuant to the Legislative Order of 23 August 1944

In law, sequestration is the act of removing, separating, or seizing anything from the possession of its owner under process of law for the benefit of creditors or the state.[1]

  1. ^ "Sequestration" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.