The Latin sequestrare, to set aside or surrender, a late use, is derived from sequester, a depositary or trustee, one in whose hands a thing in dispute was placed until the dispute was settled; this was a term of Roman jurisprudence (cf. Digest L. 16,110).
The Latin term sequestrare, meaning "to set aside or surrender," has been applied in various contexts, including Roman jurisprudence, where it referred to a process of holding and safeguarding a disputed item pending resolution of the dispute.