Sequester
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
In Civil and Ecclesiastical Law. To renounce. Example: When a widow comes into court and disclaims having anything to do or to intermeddle with her deceased husband's estate, she is said to "sequester." Jacob. In Cliancery Practice. To take possession under a writ of sequestration.
See Sequestration.