What does sequestro in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word sequestro in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use sequestro in Italian.

The word sequestro in Italian means seizure, forfeiture, sequestration, requisition, appropriation, kidnapping, abduction, isolation, segregation, hostage, seize, forfeit, sequester, commandeer, kidnap, abduct, confiscate, take away, be trapped, be confined, be stranded, kidnapping. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sequestro

seizure, forfeiture, sequestration

sostantivo maschile (esproprio, pignoramento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I beni sotto sequestro sono custoditi presso i magazzini del comando di polizia.
The goods under sequestration are being stored at the police station's warehouse.

requisition, appropriation

sostantivo maschile (confisca, requisizione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il giudice ha disposto il sequestro di tutti i beni dell'azienda fallita.
The judge has decreed the appropriation of all the bankrupt company's assets.

kidnapping, abduction

sostantivo maschile (rapimento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mio zio è stato vittima di sequestro di persona.
My uncle was the victim of kidnapping.

isolation, segregation, hostage

sostantivo maschile (segregazione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La donna è stata tenuta sotto sequestro per più di un anno.
The woman was kept hostage for more than a year.

seize, forfeit, sequester, commandeer

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (diritto: sottrarre al possesso)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La polizia ha sequestrato ai malviventi un arsenale di armi illegalmente detenute.
The police seized the illegal weapons arsenal from the criminals.

kidnap, abduct

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (rapire)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Anni fa quel magistrato fu sequestrato da una banda di attivisti politici.
That judge was kidnapped by a group of political activists many years ago.

confiscate, take away

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato, informale (requisire, togliere dalla circolazione)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il papà sequestrò la palla ai figli.
The father confiscated the ball from his children.

be trapped, be confined, be stranded

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato, informale (bloccare) (figurative, informal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Con questo maltempo siamo sequestrati in casa.
With this terrible weather, we are trapped (or: stranded) indoors.

kidnapping

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