sekwestr

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sequestrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛk.fɛstr/
• Rhymes: -ɛkfɛstr
• Syllabification: sek‧westr

Noun

sekwestr m inan

1. (law) sequestration (act of removing, separating, or seizing anything from the possession of its owner by a court or administrative authority under process of law for the benefit of creditors or the state)

   Synonyms: areszt, sekwestracja, zajęcie

2. (law) sequestration (act of placing the subject matter of the dispute under the management of a third party or in safekeeping pending judgment)

   Synonym: sekwestracja

Declension

Declension of sekwestr

	singular	plural
nominative	sekwestr	sekwestry
genitive	sekwestru	sekwestrów
dative	sekwestrowi	sekwestrom
accusative	sekwestr	sekwestry
instrumental	sekwestrem	sekwestrami
locative	sekwestrze	sekwestrach
vocative	sekwestrze	sekwestry

Related terms

nouns

• sekwestracja
• sekwestrator

 

verbs

• sekwestrować impf
• zasekwestrować

 

Descendants

• → Russian: секве́стр (sekvéstr)

Further reading

• sekwestr in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• sekwestr in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• sekwestr in PWN's encyclopedia