Definition of sequestering:
(v) :
To separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw.
(v) :
To set apart; to put aside; to remove; to separate from other things.
(v) :
To separate in order to store.
(v) :
(intransitive) To withdraw; to retire.
(v) :
(law) To temporarily remove (property) from the possession of its owner and hold it as security against legal claims.
(v) :
To cause (one) to submit to the process of sequestration; to deprive (one) of one's estate, property, etc.