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sequester v. to keep separate or apart. In so-called "high-profile" criminal prosecutions (involving major crimes, events, or persons given wide publicity) the jury is sometimes "sequestered" in a hotel without access to news media, the general public or their families except under supervision, in order to prevent the jury from being "tainted" by information or opinions about the trial outside of the evidence in the courtroom. A witness may be sequestered from hearing the testimony of other witnesses, commonly called being "excluded," until after he/she has testified, supposedly to prevent that witness from being influenced by other evidence or tailoring his/her testimony to fit the stories of others. (See: sequestration) TO SEQUESTER, civil and eccl. 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, L. D. h.t. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Since the structure of Dps resembles that of an iron-binding protein called ferritin, the scientists suggested that the Dps complex sequesters iron within it, preventing the metal from helping to produce DNA-damaging free radicals. CCS technology separates CO2 from a gas stream, compresses it to reduce volume, transports it by pipeline to a storage site and sequesters it in geological formations. Additional studies have shown that TB4 accelerates wound healing, sequesters actin and down-regulates specific inflammatory cytokines such as Interleukin-1, Interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor. |
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