Comparative law notes
This translation generally covers the concept of "Zwangsverwaltung" inasmuch as one meaning of "sequestration" is the action of taking legal possession of assets until a debt has been paid or other claims have been me.
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- Zwangsverwaltung
- Einziehung
- Beschlagnahme
sequestration means:
- enforcement proceedings by court-appointed administrator
- sequestration
- receivership
Zwangsverwaltung means:
Zwangsverwaltung
Substantiv
partial
sequestration
noun
Definitions of sequestration
(US) compulsory cuts to the budget (=the amount of money a government allocates for services such as schools, healthcare and defence etc)
If sequestration goes ahead, the Department of Defense will cut another $500 billion from the defense budget.
the act of keeping a witness or a jury in isolation during a trial to avoid wrongful influence over what a witness says or what a jury decides (eg through undue persuasion, threats or bribes)
The case came to a standstill following an application by state prosecutors for jury selection and sequestration.
the act of taking legal possession of someone's assets until a debt has been paid or other claims have been met; the act of seizing something (=taking forcible possession of something); confiscation
Ms Kinley was granted a sequestration order against Mr Devine because he had not paid any of the £35,000 compensation he owed her.