The bank applied for the sequestration of the company's assets due to unpaid loans.

sequestration 是名词，来自动词 sequester（扣押、没收），由前缀 se-（表示"分开"）和词根 quest（来自拉丁语 quaerere，意为"寻求、要求"）组成。在法律语境中，sequestration 特指"通过法律程序扣押财产"。