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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 ]


  impound
       v 1: take temporary possession of as a security, by legal
            authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs
            agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police
            confiscated the stolen artwork" [syn: attach, sequester,
             confiscate, seize]
       2: place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't
          stray" [syn: pound]

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


  impound
     n.
     1 A place in which impounded things are stored.
     2 (lb en uncountable) The state of being impounded.
     3 That which has been impounded.
     4 (lb en law banking) Amounts collected from a debtor and held by one
  with a security interest in property for payment of property taxes and
  insurance.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To shut up or place in an enclosure called a
  pound.
     2 (lb en transitive) To hold back.
     3 (lb en transitive law) To hold in the custody of a court or its
  delegate.
     4 (lb en transitive law banking) To collect and hold (funds) for
  payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a
  security interest.

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


  impound
     n.
     1 A place in which impounded things are stored.
     2 (lb en uncountable) The state of being impounded.
     3 That which has been impounded.
     4 (lb en law banking) Amounts collected from a debtor and held by one
  with a security interest in property for payment of property taxes and
  insurance.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To shut up or place in an enclosure called a
  pound.
     2 (lb en transitive) To hold back.
     3 (lb en transitive law) To hold in the custody of a court or its
  delegate.
     4 (lb en transitive law banking) To collect and hold (funds) for
  payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a
  security interest.

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


  impound
     n.
     1 A place in which impounded things are stored.
     2 (lb en uncountable) The state of being impounded.
     3 That which has been impounded.
     4 (lb en law banking) Amounts collected from a debtor and held by one
  with a security interest in property for payment of property taxes and
  insurance.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To shut up or place in an enclosure called a
  pound.
     2 (lb en transitive) To hold back.
     3 (lb en transitive law) To hold in the custody of a court or its
  delegate.
     4 (lb en transitive law banking) To collect and hold (funds) for
  payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a
  security interest.

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


  impound
     n.
     1 A place in which impounded things are stored.
     2 (lb en uncountable) The state of being impounded.
     3 That which has been impounded.
     4 (lb en law banking) Amounts collected from a debtor and held by one
  with a security interest in property for payment of property taxes and
  insurance.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To shut up or place in an enclosure called a
  pound.
     2 (lb en transitive) To hold back.
     3 (lb en transitive law) To hold in the custody of a court or its
  delegate.
     4 (lb en transitive law banking) To collect and hold (funds) for
  payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a
  security interest.

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


  Impound /ɪmpˈaʊnd/
  إحجز

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


  impound /ɪmpˈaʊnd/
   [eko] zabavit, zavřít, zkonfiskovat

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


  impound /ɪmpˈaʊnd/ 
  zabavit

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  impound /ɪmpˈaʊnd/ 
  ffaldio