Sequestration

{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004488",
  "term": "Sequestration",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The act of isolating or setting aside persons or property under court authority. In trials it means keeping a jury free of outside contact or excluding witnesses from the courtroom so they do not hear each other's testimony, and in civil enforcement it means a court taking custody of disputed property to hold it pending judgment or as security for a debt. Federal Rule of Evidence 615 requires excluding witnesses on a party's request.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/sequestration/"
}