sequestered
sequestered Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Isolated and hidden away from other people or places; secluded.
"The writers spent the summer in a sequestered cabin deep in the mountains."
(especially of a jury) Kept separate from the outside world during a trial to prevent external influence or media exposure.
"The sequestered jury deliberated for four days without access to television or newspapers."
(of assets, funds, or chemical substances) Legally or physically set apart, withheld, or bound so as not to be accessible or active.
"Forests play a vital role in keeping large amounts of sequestered carbon out of the atmosphere."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed from the verb 'sequester', which derives from Middle English and Old French 'sequestrer', ultimately tracing back to Late Latin 'sequestrare' ('to place in safekeeping' or 'to separate'), from 'secus' ('apart' or 'beside').