separation vs sequestration

sequestration vs separation

separation and sequestration both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
separation	Yes	No	No	No
sequestration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sequestration is a hyponym of separation; that is, sequestration is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than separation:

separation: the social act of separating or parting company
sequestration: the act of segregating or sequestering

Other hyponyms of separation include divorce, divorcement, seclusion, closing off, isolation, segregation, separationism, separatism.

separation (noun)	sequestration (noun)
the social act of separating or parting company	the act of segregating or sequestering
the act of dividing or disconnecting	seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized
(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)	a writ that authorizes the seizure of property
sorting one thing from others	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
the distance between things
coming apart
the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
the space where a division or parting occurs
the state of lacking unity

Difference between separation and sequestration

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