Impounding

verb

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.verbTo shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound

"His car got impounded after he'd parked illegally."

2.verbTo hold back (for example water by a dam)

3.verbTo hold in the custody of a court or its delegate

"to impound stray cattle; to impound a document for safe keeping."

4.verbTo collect and hold (funds) for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest

5.nounAn act of impoundment.

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