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Sequestrator

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

One to whom a sequestration is made, A depositary of this kind cannot exonerate himself from the care of the thing sequestered in his hands, unless for some cause rendering it indispensable that he should resign his trust. Civ. Code La, art. 2947. See "Stakeholder." Officers appointed by a court of chancery, and named in a writ of sequestration. As to their powers and duties, see 2 Madd. Ch. Prac. 205; Blake, Ch. Prac. 103.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

One to whom a sequestration is made. A depositary of this kind cannot exonerate himself from the care of the thing sequestered in his hands, unless for some cause rendering it indispensable that he should resign his trust La. Civ. Code, art. 2947. Officers appointed by a court of chancery and named in a writ of sequestration. As to their powers and duties, see 2 Madd. Ch. Pr. 205.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

One to whom a sequestration is made. One appointed or chosen to perform a sequestration or execute a writ of sequestration.