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Impounds

To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound

📖 Definitions of "Impounds"

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

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