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What is "impound" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does impound mean in English? Meaning of impound definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "impound" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "impound": take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

Verb

  • Meaning: take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
  • Example: The FBI seized the drugs The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment The police confiscated the stolen artwork
  • Synonyms: attach confiscate impound seize sequester
  • Hyponyms: condemn distrain garnish garnishee
  • Hypernyms: take

    • Meaning of "impound": place or shut up in a pound

    Verb

  • Meaning: place or shut up in a pound
  • Example: pound the cows so they don't stray
  • Synonyms: impound pound
  • Hypernyms: confine hold restrain

    • Synonyms:

    imprison, seize, keep, pen, enclose, take, hold, cage, coop up, fence in, shut in,

    Antonyms:

    release, free, let go, give, abandon, stop,

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