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To sequester is the act of isolating someone during trial proceedings. The jury, or witnesses, may be sequestered to preserve fairness during the trial. Thus, when not fulfilling their roles at trial, sequestered persons may live in a hotel so that they are not influenced by the opinions of journalists, friends, and family.

It is also the act of seizing property by a writ of sequestration.

[Last reviewed in August of 2024 by the Wex Definitions Team]

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