секвестр

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish sekwestr, from Latin sequestrum (sequester), from sequester (intermediary); see English sequester.

Pronunciation

Noun

секве́стр (sekvéstrm inan (genitive секве́стра, nominative plural секве́стры, genitive plural секве́стров)

  1. (law) sequestration
    накла́дывать секве́стрnakládyvatʹ sekvéstrto sequestrate; sequester
  2. (medicine) sequestrum
  3. (economics) sequester, across-the-board cut
    секве́стр бюдже́таsekvéstr bjudžéta(state) budget sequester

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