Impound

[im·pound]

To impound something is to legally take it away from its owner. The police might impound your car if you were parked in front of a fire hydrant.

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To shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound; hence, to hold in the custody of a court; as, to impound stray cattle; to impound a document for safe keeping.

Verb
place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don''t stray"

Verb
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"


v. t.
To shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound; hence, to hold in the custody of a court; as, to impound stray cattle; to impound a document for safe keeping.


Impound

Im*pound" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Impounding.] To shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound; hence, to hold in the custody of a court; as, to impound stray cattle; to impound a document for safe keeping.
But taken and impounded as a stray, The king of Scots.

Impoundage

Im*pound"age , n. 1. The act of impounding, or the state of being impounded. 2. The fee or fine for impounding.

To shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound; hence, to hold in the custody of a court; as, to impound stray cattle; to impound a document for safe keeping.

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