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Impound
ɪmˈpaʊnd
Impound definitions
verb
impound
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impounds
- seize and take legal custody of (something, especially a vehicle, goods, or documents) because of an infringement of a law
"vehicles parked where they cause an obstruction will be impounded"
confiscate appropriate take possession of seize commandeer expropriate requisition sequester sequestrate take - shut up (domestic animals) in a pound or enclosure
"the cattle were rounded up and impounded"
pen in shut up/in fence in coop up hem in box in hedge in rail in- lock up (someone)
"almost forgotten were the poor unfortunates impounded in the prison"
- (of a dam) hold back (water)
"it will impound a reservoir 130 miles long"