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Impounded

To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound

📖 Definitions of "Impounded"

verb
  1. 1

    To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound

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

  2. 2

    To hold back (for example water by a dam)

  3. 3

    To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate

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

  4. 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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WordDefinition
confiscateverb(transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
sequesterverbTo 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).
arrestedverbHaving been placed under arrest, or having been charged with a crime.
capturedThat has been captured.
closedNot available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.
confiscatedverbtaken without permission or consent especially by public authority
detainedverbHeld in custody or confinement.
forfeitedsurrendered as a penalty
held"Held" is a song by Smog, released as his first single from his 1999 album Knock Knock.
seisedverb
seizedverbtaken without permission or consent especially by public authority
seizesverb(transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
impoundmentnounThe act of impounding.
confiscationnounThe act or process of confiscating.
immobilizedverbSubject to immobilization.
repossessedverb(law, finance) To reclaim ownership of property for which payment remains due.
apprehendedverbConceived; understood.
imprisonedverba 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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