sequestrare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abduct verb To take a person away by force, usually secretly and against their will; to kidnap.
- commandeer verb To seize property or people for military or official use, usually by force.
- impound verb To seize and hold something officially, often as a penalty or for legal reasons.
- kidnap verb To unlawfully seize and hold a person captive, often to demand a ransom.
Senses
sequestrare is used for these senses in English:
- abduct (transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. [Early 17th century.]
- commandeer (transitive) To seize for military use.
- impound (transitive, law) To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate.
- kidnap (transitive) To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom. [from 17th c.]
abduct — full definition
- verb To take a person away by force, usually secretly and against their will; to kidnap.
- verb In anatomy, to move a limb or body part away from the midline of the body.
commandeer — full definition
- verb To seize property or people for military or official use, usually by force.
- verb To take over or take control of something without permission, not necessarily by force.