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impound
[im-pound, im-pound]
verb (used with object)
to shut up in a pound or other enclosure, as a stray animal.
to confine within an enclosure or within limits.
water impounded in a reservoir.
to seize and retain in custody of the law, as a document for evidence.
noun
money, property, etc., that has been impounded.
a sale of impounds by the police department.
impound
/ ɪˈ貹ʊԻ /
verb
to confine (stray animals, illegally parked cars, etc) in a pound
to seize (chattels, etc) by legal right
to take possession of (a document, evidence, etc) and hold in legal custody
to collect (water) in a reservoir or dam, as for irrigation
to seize or appropriate
Other Word Forms
- impoundable adjective
- impounder noun
- unimpounded adjective
- ˈdzܲԻ noun
- ˈdzܲԻ岹 noun
- ˈdzܲԻ岹 adjective
Example Sentences
A British fishing vessel has been impounded by the French authorities, accused of illegally fishing in their waters.
He has ordered hundreds of people to be deprived of liberty in a foreign gulag, without charge or trial, and his administration is illegally impounding funds authorized by Congress.
The driver was arrested and the van was towed away, put under lock and key at a local impound yard.
Vehicles could be impounded for ignoring the warnings, it added.
They were taken to a makeshift processing center in Bakersfield, and the car was eventually impounded.
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