Impound

[ɪm'pəʊnd] or [ɪm'paʊnd]

Definition

(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'.

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Definition

(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.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Put into a pound.[2]. Confine, incage, imprison, shut up, coop up.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

[See POUND]

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Definition

v.t. to confine as in a pound: to restrain within limits: to take possession of.—n. Impound′age the act of impounding cattle.

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