What does séquestre in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word séquestre in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use séquestre in French.

The word séquestre in French means sequestration, trustee, lock up, lock away, impound, sequester, in escrow, sequester. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word séquestre

sequestration

nom masculin (dépôt provisoire d'un bien à un tiers)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La justice a remis son séquestre à sa tante.

trustee

nom masculin et féminin (personne dépositaire d'un bien)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sa tante est le séquestre de ses biens jusqu'à sa majorité.

lock up, lock away

verbe transitif (garder en otage)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
L'otage a été séquestré pendant plusieurs mois dans la jungle.
The hostage was held prisoner in the jungle for several months.

impound, sequester

verbe transitif (Droit : mettre sous séquestre) (legal: property)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le juge séquestra la maison.

in escrow

locution adjectivale (placé sous tutelle de la loi) (law)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
L'héritier mineur ne peut toucher les biens en séquestre.

sequester

locution verbale (confier un bien à la justice) (Law)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

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