impound

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aʊnd

Verb

impound (third-person singular simple present impounds, present participle impounding, simple past and past participle impounded)

1. To shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound;
2. To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate; as, to impound stray cattle; to impound a document for safe keeping.

Translations

to shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound

to hold in the custody of a court or its delegate

Dutch: confisqueren (nl), in beslag nemen (nl) Finnish: takavarikoida (fi)

Spanish: confiscación (es) f.