Sequestration
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In law, sequestration may refer to:
In science, sequestration may refer to:
As a proper name, Sequester may refer to:
- Sequestration (law)Sequestration (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.-Etymology:...
, the seizure of property - the isolation of a juryJuryA jury is a sworn body of people convened to render an impartial verdict officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment. Modern juries tend to be found in courts to ascertain the guilt, or lack thereof, in a crime. In Anglophone jurisdictions, the verdict may be guilty,...
in order to ensure they are not prejudiced by external contact - In Scottish law, the term for bankruptcyBankruptcyBankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
- In U.S. law, a procedure by which an automatic spending cut is triggered, introduced to the federal budget in 1985 by the Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Balanced Budget Act
- most recently implement in the Budget Control Act of 2011Budget Control Act of 2011The Budget Control Act of 2011 was passed by the 112th United States Congress signed into law by President Barack Obama. It brought conclusion to the 2011 United States debt ceiling crisis, which had threatened to lead the United States into sovereign default on or about August 3, 2011.The law...
- most recently implement in the Budget Control Act of 2011
- In certain cases of public health risk, protective sequestrationProtective sequestrationProtective sequestration is a public health term that refers to measures taken to protect a small, defined, and still-healthy population from an epidemic before the infection reaches that population....
refers to measures taken to protect a small, defined, and still-healthy population from an epidemic (or pandemic)
In science, sequestration may refer to:
- Carbon sequestration, the process of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
- Biological processes in which an organism accumulates a compound or tissue, as in
- bile acid sequestrantBile acid sequestrantThe bile acid sequestrants are a group of medications used to bind certain components of bile in the gastrointestinal tract. They disrupt the enterohepatic circulation of bile acids by sequestering them and preventing their reabsorption from the gut. In general, they are classified as hypolipidemic...
- pulmonary sequestrationPulmonary sequestrationA pulmonary sequestration, also known as a bronchopulmonary sequestration or a cystic lung lesion, is a medical condition where a piece of tissue that develops into lung tissue is not attached to the pulmonary arterial blood supply and does not communicate with the other...
- pyrrolizidine alkaloid sequestrationPyrrolizidine alkaloid sequestrationPyrrolizidine alkaloid sequestration by insects is done for defense and mating purposes. Various species of insects have been known to utilize molecular compounds from plants for their own defense and even as their pheromones or precursors to their pheromones...
- bile acid sequestrant
- Enclosing a metal ion by one or more polydentate ligands as in a chelate complex
- A procedure in particle physicsParticle physicsParticle physics is a branch of physics that studies the existence and interactions of particles that are the constituents of what is usually referred to as matter or radiation. In current understanding, particles are excitations of quantum fields and interact following their dynamics...
of isolating different types of physical processes or different particle species by separating them geometrically in additional dimensions of space, as advocated by scientists such as Lisa RandallLisa RandallLisa Randall is an American theoretical physicist and a leading expert on particle physics and cosmology. She works on several of the competing models of string theory in the quest to explain the fabric of the universe. Her most well known contribution to the field is the Randall-Sundrum model,...
As a proper name, Sequester may refer to:
- Sequester (band)Sequester (band)Sequester is a Canadian heavy metal band created by Ryan Boc in 2005. Ryan Boc remains the sole member, writing and performing all of the music thus far. The music draws inspiration from: various styles of metal, progressive and psychedelic rock, traditional English and Scottish folk, grunge and...
, a Canadian heavy metal band - Vibius SequesterVibius SequesterVibius Sequester , is the author of an alphabetical list of geographical names occurring in the Roman poets, with special reference to Virgil, Ovid and Lucan...
, a 4th or 5th century author