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impound English

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impound

If something is impounded, it is taken away and put in a pound. The car was impounded for seven days. If documents, vehicles, etc. is impounded, a court holds on to it. The court impounded a document to keep it safe.

impound

(= confiscate, seize) 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 (= pound) place or shut up in a pound pound the cows so they don't stray

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