impound

tr.v., im·pound·ed, im·pound·ing, im·pounds.

1. To confine in or as if in a pound: capture and impound stray dogs.
2. To seize and retain in legal custody: impounding disputed electoral ballots.
3. To set aside in a fund rather than spend as prescribed: a governor who impounded monies designated for use by cities.
4. To accumulate and store in a reservoir: By damming the stream, the engineers impounded its waters for irrigation.

impounder im·pound'er n.

To hold or take by court order.
Example: Because Irwin was several months behind on his rent, his landlord secured a court order to enter his apartment and impound his furniture.

1. To take custody of and seize property or money by some legal action (e.g., court mandate).

2. In Government Accounting, to reduce authority to incur debt by withholding some portion or all of an Appropriation.

To place merchandise, funds or records in the custody of an officer of the law.

IN BRIEF: To seize and hold in custody of the law.

The police can impound a car because of unpaid parking tickets.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - konfiskere, beslaglægge, inddrage

Nederlands (Dutch)
in beslag nemen, stuwen, opsluiten (dieren), gevangenzetten, (water) verzamelen

Français (French)
v. tr. - emmener à la fourrière, saisir (des marchandises), confisquer, déposer au greffe

Deutsch (German)
v. - einsperren, beschlagnahmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - περικλείω, εγκλείω, κατάσχω, ενεργώ κατάσχεση, μαντρώνω (ζώο κ.λπ.), (νομ.) θέτω υπό κράτηση

Italiano (Italian)
sequestrare, confiscare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - represar, custodiar

Русский (Russian)
загонять (скот), запирать, конфисковать, запруживать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - embargar, confiscar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - beslagta, instänga, dämma upp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
关在栏中, 扣押, 拘留

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 關在欄中, 扣押, 拘留

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 울 안에 넣다, 압수하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 囲いに入れる, 囲い込む, 閉じ込める, 没収する
n. - 潅漑用貯水池

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحجز في زريبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮תפס, החרים, כלא‬

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