📖 Definitions of "Impounded"
verb
- 1
To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound
"His car got impounded after he'd parked illegally."
- 2
To hold back (for example water by a dam)
- 3
To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate
"to impound stray cattle; to impound a document for safe keeping."
- 4
To collect and hold (funds) for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Impounded"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| confiscateverb | (transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder. |
| sequesterverb | To separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw. |
| seizeverb | (transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture. |
| attachverb | (transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively). |
| arrestedverb | Having been placed under arrest, or having been charged with a crime. |
| captured | That has been captured. |
| closed | Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc. |
| confiscatedverb | taken without permission or consent especially by public authority |
| detainedverb | Held in custody or confinement. |
| forfeited | surrendered as a penalty |
| held | "Held" is a song by Smog, released as his first single from his 1999 album Knock Knock. |
| seisedverb | — |
| seizedverb | taken without permission or consent especially by public authority |
| seizesverb | (transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture. |
| impoundmentnoun | The act of impounding. |
| confiscationnoun | The act or process of confiscating. |
| immobilizedverb | Subject to immobilization. |
| repossessedverb | (law, finance) To reclaim ownership of property for which payment remains due. |
| apprehendedverb | Conceived; understood. |
| imprisonedverb | a 2018 American thriller drama film written and directed by Paul Kampf and starring Laurence Fishburne, Juan Pablo Raba, Juana Acosta, Esai Morales, Jon Huertas, John Heard (in his final film after his death in 2017), and Edward James Olmos. |
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