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impoundverb [ T ]

uk/ɪmˈpaʊnd/us/ɪmˈpaʊnd/

If the police impound something that belongs to you, they take it away because you have broken the law:

The police impounded cars and other personal property belonging to the drug dealers.
The vehicle was impounded by customs.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Taking things away from someone or somewhere

  • appropriate
  • confiscate
  • cream sth/sb off
  • de-
  • debug
  • denude
  • drain
  • infringe on/upon sth
  • knock
  • knock sth out of sb
  • nab
  • off with sth idiom
  • relieve
  • shelf
  • suck
  • suck sb/sth dry idiom
  • sweep
  • take sth out
  • tow
  • tow-away

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impoundverb [ T ]

us/ɪmˈpɑʊnd/

to take possession of something by legal right:

The police arrested the suspect and impounded his car.

impoundverb [ T ]

uk/ɪmˈpaʊnd/usLAW

to take something away from someone because you have the legal right to do so:

Companies in breach of the ruling may have certain assets impounded by the court.
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