sequester
verb (- (also sequestrate)
to take control of somebody’s property or assets until a debt has been paid 强制管理，扣押（债务人资产） - sequester somebody
to keep a jury together in a place, in order to prevent them from talking to other people about a court case, or learning about it in the newspapers, on television, etc. 隔离（避免陪审团与公众接触）
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French sequestrer or late Latin sequestrare ‘commit for safe keeping’, from Latin sequester ‘trustee’.