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sequestration

noun C2
  1. The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating. (countable, uncountable) · the sequestration of juries
  2. A budget cut resulting from a separation of funding mechanisms. (US, countable, uncountable) · The company took a revenue hit when sequestration dried up some of its best contracts.

Plural sequestrations

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