
Sequestrate
Legal Authority
Sequestrate involves legal power and is used when authorities take control.
The government may sequestrate assets linked to criminal activity.
Temporary Measure
The action is usually temporary, until a specific condition is met, like debt repayment.
Assets stay sequestrated until the court decides otherwise.
Not Theft
Though seizing assets, 'sequestrate' is legal and procedural, not criminal.
His car wasn't stolen; it was sequestrated by the bank.