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单词 impoundments
释义

impoundment

noun

im·​pound·​ment im-ˈpau̇n(d)-mənt How to pronounce impoundment (audio)
1
: the act of impounding : the state of being impounded
2
: a body of water formed by impounding

Synonyms

  • captivity
  • confinement
  • immurement
  • imprisonment
  • incarceration
  • internment
  • prison
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Example Sentences

after his impoundment in the garage all weekend, the family dog was ready to frolic
Recent Examples on the Web Officers arrested nine people, impounded seven cars and identified 22 vehicles for future impoundment at street takeovers over the weekend, police said. Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 Such a move would contravene sanctions, triggering the yacht’s impoundment. Nick Kostov And Giovanni Legorano, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2022 The priority has been getting enough water into a 4,000-acre impoundment inside the Refugee’s auto tour loop. The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 July 2022 The pond, southwest of Fort McCoy in Sparta, is a 53-acre impoundment of the La Crosse River. Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 7 July 2022 In 1974, the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act was passed to centralize and strengthen the legislative budget process after Nixon had used methods like the impoundment of funds to circumvent the decisions of Capitol Hill. Julian Zelizer, CNN, 1 July 2022 The new law includes fines and possible impoundment of vendor pushcarts for rules violations. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2022 Angelo Pond, located just southwest from Fort McCoy in Sparta, is a 53-acre impoundment of the La Crosse River. Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2022 In response, the council amended the law before adopting it to stipulate that a violation leading to impoundment must be significant in nature. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1

impoundments

noun

plural of impoundment
as in captivities
the act of confining or the state of being confined after his impoundment in the garage all weekend, the family dog was ready to frolic

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • captivities
  • internments
  • incarcerations
  • prisons
  • confinements
  • imprisonments
  • servitudes
  • restraints
  • enslavements
  • bondages
  • house arrests
  • restrictions
  • arrests
  • immurements
  • captures
  • custodies
  • entrapments
  • detainers
  • detentions
  • detainments

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • releases
  • redemptions
  • liberations
  • manumissions
  • emancipations
  • liberties
  • freedoms
  • independences
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