sequestration
Setting something apart
Sequestration is the act of isolating, removing, or setting something apart.
A jury may be sequestered—kept separate from outside influence during a trial.
In science, carbon sequestration captures and stores atmospheric carbon dioxide.
In U.S. politics, sequestration refers to automatic budget cuts triggered when spending limits are exceeded.
The judge ordered sequestration of the jury for the duration of the trial.
Legal taking of property
- asset freezeBlocking access to wealth
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
- impoundmentOfficial seizure or detention
- garnishmentCourt-ordered debt collection
property seizure · attachment · trustee · receivership · bankruptcy · lien · frozen assets · escrow
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- confinementState of being restricted
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- segregationForced separation by group
separation · removal · enclosure · detachment · retreat · hermitage · solitude · lockdown
Reducing governmental expenditures
- deficit reductionShrinking budget shortfalls
- fiscal cliffScheduled austerity convergence point
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- expenditureMoney paid out
austerity · discretionary spending · mandatory spending · entitlement · Congress · bipartisan · debt ceiling · federal budget
Collecting and storing emissions
- carbon storageCapturing and containing CO2
- carbon sinkCO2 storage reservoir
- biocharCharred biomass soil amendment
- afforestationIntroducing woods to treeless land
reforestation · carbon dioxide removal · carbon offset · carbon credits · biomass · peatland · underground storage · CCS
Careful weighing of choices
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- judgeOne who decides
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- jurorTrial panel member
verdict · witness protection · contempt · gag order · media blackout · impartiality · tampering · bailiff
asset seizure
Legal taking of property
- asset freezeBlocking access to wealth
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
- impoundmentOfficial seizure or detention
garnishment · property seizure · attachment · trustee · receivership · bankruptcy · lien · frozen assets · escrow · custodian
quarantine
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- confinementState of being restricted
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- withdrawalAct of taking away
segregation · separation · removal · enclosure · detachment · retreat · hermitage · solitude · lockdown · containment
spending cuts
Reducing governmental expenditures
- deficit reductionShrinking budget shortfalls
- fiscal cliffScheduled austerity convergence point
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
expenditure · austerity · discretionary spending · mandatory spending · entitlement · Congress · bipartisan · debt ceiling · federal budget · government shutdown
carbon capture
Collecting and storing emissions
- carbon storageCapturing and containing CO2
- carbon sinkCO2 storage reservoir
- biocharCharred biomass soil amendment
afforestation · reforestation · carbon dioxide removal · carbon offset · carbon credits · biomass · peatland · underground storage · CCS · long-term storage
deliberation
Careful weighing of choices
juror · verdict · witness protection · contempt · gag order · media blackout · impartiality · tampering · bailiff · hotel
- environmentair pollution, ecology, clean air, biosphere, air quality
- courtroomjudge, jury, oath taking, lawyer, bench
- solitudesolitude, alone, isolation, aloneness, seclusion
- Carbon Cyclecarbon cycle, carbon dioxide, CO2, photosynthesis, respiration
- Congresssenator, representative, senators, House, bill
- litigationpleadings, lawsuit, plaintiff, complaint, lawsuits
sequestrationcompanionship
State of having company
fellowship · society · community · camaraderie · company
sequestrationintegration
Combining into a whole
desegregation · inclusion · incorporation · unification · amalgamation
sequestrationrelease
To let go
liberation · freedom · emancipation · discharge · freeing
- jury sequestrationConfining panelists during trial
- carbon sequestrationRemoving and storing atmospheric CO2