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Impounding   /ɪmpˈaʊndɪŋ/   Listen
Impounding

noun
1.
Placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law.  Synonyms: impoundment, internment, poundage.


Impound

verb
(past & past part. impounded; pres. part. impounding)
1.
Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority.  Synonyms: attach, confiscate, seize, sequester.  "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment" , "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
2.
Place or shut up in a pound.  Synonym: pound.



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"Impounding" Quotes from Famous Books



... Impounding the sage hare is one of the master strokes of their hunter-craft, and forms a source of employment to them for a ...
— The Hunters' Feast - Conversations Around the Camp Fire • Mayne Reid


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