different between sequestration vs liquidation

English

Etymology

From Middle French sequestration, from Late Latin sequestr?ti?, from Latin sequestr? (“sequester”).

Noun

sequestration (countable and uncountable, plural sequestrations)

1. The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating.
   • 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 55

     At that time there was no rigid sequestration on the islands, and lepers, if they chose, were allowed to go free.

Derived terms

• desequestration

Translations

See also

• sequestration on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sequestration in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

English

Etymology

liquidate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?kw??de???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

liquidation (countable and uncountable, plural liquidations)

1. The act of exchange of an asset of lesser liquidity with a more liquid one, such as cash.
2. The selling of the assets of a business as part of the process of dissolving the business.

3. (euphemistic) Murder of dehumanized victims by a regime (and possibly its allies).

Related terms

• liquid
• liquidate
• liquidator
• liquidity
• liquidizer
• liquor

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.ki.da.sj??/

Noun

liquidation f (plural liquidations)

1. sale, liquidation (sale of goods at reduced prices)
2. liquidation

Further reading

• “liquidation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).