Definitions of sequestration:

• noun:   seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized
• noun:   a writ that authorizes the seizure of property
• noun:   the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions
• noun:   the act of segregating or sequestering

  Example: "Sequestration of the jury"