sequester (verb) - to set apart or put in safekeeping; to withdraw [si-kwes-ter]
BREAKDOWN: SEQU- (follow) + ST- (stand) + -ER (to do)
to sequester a jury is to isolate the jurors from the public for some or all of a trial to prevent contact with outside influences
sequestration is the act of sequestering or confiscating; also the process of segregation
See also: consecutive, obsequious
“How we love sequestering, where no pests are pestering.” —Lorenz Hart