About The Word Impound
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Impound
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What's The Definition Of Impound?
[v] place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"
[v] 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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Impound: attach | confiscate | pound | seize | sequester Related Terms | Find terms related to Impound: annex | attach | beleaguer | beset | besiege | blockade | bottle up | bound | box in | box up | cage | chamber | check | cloister | close in | collectivize | commandeer | communalize | communize | compass | confine | confiscate | constrain | contain | coop | coop in | coop up | cordon | cordon off | cork up | corral | crib | detain | distrain | encage | encircle | enclose | encompass | enshrine | expropriate | fence in | garnish | hedge in | hem in | hold | hold in custody | hold in restraint | house in | immure | impress | imprison | incarcerate | include | inhibit | jail | keep in | keep in custody | keep in detention | kennel | leaguer | levy | mew | mew up | nationalize | pen | pen in | pen up | pocket | pound | press | quarantine | rail in | replevin | replevy | restrain | restrict | seal up | sequester | sequestrate | shackle | shrine | shut in | shut up | socialize | stable | surround | wall in | wrap | yard | yard up See Also | confine | distrain | garnishee | hold | restrain | take Impound In Webster's Dictionary \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.
--Shak.
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