Sequester

In equity, to take possession of the property of a defendant, and keep it to enforce a decree, or until the defendant clears himself of a contempt; in international law, to seize the property of an individual, and appropriate it to public use, particularly in time of war, debts due from subjects to the enemy. In English ecclesiastical law. To gather the fruits of a void benefice, and keep them for the use of the next incumbent; tp take possession of the ecclesiastical property of a defendant, and hold it until, out of the rents, tithes and profits, the plaintiff's debt be satisfied. In the civil law. To take a thing the subject of a controversy, out of the possession of the contending parties, and deposit it in the hands of a third person.