Sequestration or sequester may refer to: Law and government Sequestration (law), the seizure of property for creditors or the state. See also Committee for Compounding with Delinquents Jury sequestration, the isolation of a jury Bankruptcy, in Scottish law Budget sequestration, U.S. legal procedure in which automatic spending cuts are triggered Budget sequestration in 2013, automatic spending cuts to the U.S. federal budget beginning in 2013 A euphemism for asset forfeiture by the state Science Carbon sequestration Biological processes in which an organism accumulates a compound or tissue: Bile acid sequestrant Pulmonary sequestration Pyrrolizidine alkaloid sequestration Chelation, bonding between a polydentate ligand and a central atom Other uses Sequester (band) Sequestered (TV series), a Crackle television series Vibius Sequester, (4th or 5th century), Roman geographer Protective sequestration, a public health measure See also Sequestrant, a food additive which improves the quality and stability of foods