Sequester in United States
Sequester Definition
In Civil and Ecclesiastical Law. To renounce. Example: When a widow comes into court and disclaims having anything to do or to intermeddle with her deceased husband’s estate, she is said to sequester. Jacob. In Cliancery Practice. To take possession under a writ of sequestration. See Sequestration.
Sequester in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Sequester | Sequester in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Sequester | Sequester in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Sequester | Sequester in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Sequester | Sequester in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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In Civil and Ecclesiastical Law. To renounce. Example: When a widow comes into court and disclaims having anything to do or to intermeddle with her deceased husband’s estate, she is said to sequester. Jacob. In Cliancery Practice. To take possession under a writ of sequestration. See Sequestration.
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This definition of Sequester is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.
Practical Information
Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982
To set apart from; for example, to sequester witnesses during a trial, so they may not hear other witnesses’ testimony.
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Sequester in the Federal Budget Process
Meaning of Sequester in the congressional and executive budget processes (GAO source): See under Sequestration.
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See Also
- Federal Appropriations
- Entries about the United States Budget Process in the Encyclopedia (including Sequester)
- Public Debt
Further Reading
- Legislatures and the budget process: the myth of fiscal control
(J Wehner, 2010)
- Reconcilable Differences?: Congress, the Budget Process, and the Deficit (JB Gilmour, 1990)
- Fiscal institutions and fiscal performance
(JM Poterba, J von Hagen, 2008)
Sequester Definition in the context of the Federal Court System
To separate. Sometimes juries are sequestered or isolated from outside influences during their deliberations.
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