sequestration order

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• Sequestration (law) — Sequestration is the act of removing, separating or seizing anything from the possession of its owner under process of law for the benefit of creditors or the state.The Latin sequestrare , to set aside or surrender, a late use, is derived from… …   Wikipedia

• sequestration — se·ques·tra·tion /ˌsē kwəs trā shən, ˌse / n 1: the act of sequestering: the state of being sequestered 2 a: a writ authorizing an official (as a sheriff) to take into custody the property of a defendant usu. to enforce a court order, to exercise …   Law dictionary

• sequestration, writ of — the writ of sequestration is a process of contempt by proceeding against the property of the contemnor and is a means of enforcing judgments or orders only where the person in contempt has disobeyed an order of the court. Accordingly, before a… …   Law dictionary

• Order of Friars Minor —     Order of Friars Minor     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Order of Friars Minor     (Also known as FRANCISCANS.) This subject may be conveniently considered under the following heads:     I. General History of the Order;     A. First Period (1209… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• sequestration — /see kwes tray sheuhn, si kwes /, n. 1. removal or separation; banishment or exile. 2. a withdrawal into seclusion; retirement. 3. Law. a. the sequestering of property. b. confiscation or seizure. 4. Chem. the combining of metallic ions with a… …   Universalium

• sequestration — /sekwastreyshan/siyV. In general, the process by which property or funds are attached pending the outcome of litigation. See also sequester Order of sequestration is intended to assure that a witness will testify concerning his own knowledge of… …   Black's law dictionary

• sequestration — An equitable writ or process and the remedy thereunder by which property is taken into the possession of the court in order to assure obedience to a decree. 47 Am J1st Seques § 2. Equitable relief in aid of a party to an action of ejectment by a… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• sequestration — The confiscation of the property of a person or organization who has not complied with a court order. This is a very drastic remedy, and will be ordered in serious cases only. It is most commonly used against companies, trade unions, and in… …   Big dictionary of business and management

• sequestration — /ˌsi:kwe streɪʃ(ə)n/ noun the act of taking and keeping property on the order of a court, especially of seizing property from someone who is in contempt of court …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• judicial sequestration — noun : a mandate of a Louisiana court directing a sheriff to take possession of property in a dispute to await the order of the court as to who is entitled to possession …   Useful english dictionary

• Assata Shakur — Assata Olugbala Shakur (born July 16, 1947[1] as JoAnne Deborah Byron, married name Chesimard[2]) is an African American activist and escaped convict who was a member of the Black Panther Party (BPP) and Black Liberation Army (BLA). Between 1971… …   Wikipedia