sequesters
se-ques-ters
verb
Takes temporary legal possession of property or assets.
"The court sequesters the company's assets."
verb
Isolates or hides someone or something away from others.
"The reclusive author sequesters himself in his study."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: isolate, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, seclude, withdraw, confiscate, impound, attach, seize