Sequester (verb)

1. To remove or set apart from others, as for a particular purpose or use.
2. To isolate or quarantine something or someone, such as by legal or official order.

Origin:

From the latin word "sequestrare" which means to remove or to separate, it has its roots in the latin word "sequestra" meaning "deposit".

Examples:

1. The jury was sequestered during the trial.
2. The government sequestered the funds for the project.
3. The scientists sequestered the virus samples in a secure laboratory.
4. The witness was sequestered to protect them from intimidation.
5. The government sequestered the land for conservation purposes.