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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Impound \Im*pound"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impounded; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Impounding.]
     To shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound; hence, to
     hold in the custody of some authority such as police or a
     court; as, to impound stray cattle; to impound an illegally
     parked car; to impound a document for safe keeping.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
           But taken and impounded as a stray,
           The king of Scots.                       --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Impound \Im*pound"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impounded; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Impounding.]
     To shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound; hence, to
     hold in the custody of a court; as, to impound stray cattle;
     to impound a document for safe keeping.
  
           But taken and impounded as a stray, The king of Scots.
                                                    --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  impounding
       n : placing private property in the custody of an officer of the
           law [syn: impoundment, internment, poundage]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  impounding
     n.
     An act of impoundment.
     vb.
     (present participle of en impound nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  impounding
     n.
     An act of impoundment.
     vb.
     (present participle of en impound nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  impounding
     n.
     An act of impoundment.
     vb.
     (present participle of en impound nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  impounding
     n.
     An act of impoundment.
     vb.
     (present participle of en impound nocat=1)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Impounding /ɪmpˈaʊndɪŋ/
  الحجز

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  impounding /ɪmpˈaʊndɪŋ/
   [eko] zabavení, konfiskace

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  impounding /ɪmpˈaʊndɪŋ/
  beschlagnahmend
   see: impound, impounded, impounds, impounded
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  impounding /ɪmpˈaʊndɪŋ/
  anstauend
     Synonyms: damming up, ponding back
  
   see: dam up, impound, pond back, dammed up, impounded, ponded back
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  impounding /ɪmpˈaʊndɪŋ/
  aufstauend
     Synonym: ponding back
  
   see: impound, pond back, impounded, ponded back
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌɪmˈpaʊndɪŋ/


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