HyperDic: impoundment

English > 1 sense of the word *impoundment*:
NOUN	act	impoundment, impounding, internment, poundage	placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law

impoundment > pronunciation
Sounds	ihmpaw'ndmahnt
Rhymes	abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...

English > *impoundment*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law.
Synonyms	impounding, internment, poundage
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Narrower	drug bust, drugs bust	seizure of illegal drugs by the police
Broader	seizure	The taking possession of something by legal process
Spanish	confiscación, embargo, inmovilización
Catalan	confiscació, embarg
Verbs	impound	take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority