Verb: impound im'pawnd
- Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
"The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment";
- attach, sequester, confiscate, seize, sequestrate
- Place or shut up in a pound
"impound the cows so they don't stray";
- pound
Derived forms: impounded, impounding, impounds
Type of: confine, constrain, hold, restrain, take
Encyclopedia: Impound