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IMPOUNDMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
Synonyms:
impounding; impoundment; internment; poundage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("impoundment" is a kind of...):
seizure (the taking possession of something by legal process)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "impoundment"):
drug bust; drugs bust (seizure of illegal drugs by the police)
Derivation:
impound (take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority)
