impounds in English

verb

1

seize and take legal custody of (something, especially a vehicle, goods, or documents) because of an infringement of a law or regulation.

vehicles parked where they cause an obstruction will be impounded

synonyms: confiscate, take possession of, seize, commandeer, expropriate, requisition, sequester, sequestrate, distrain

2

shut up (domestic animals) in a pound or enclosure.

Figures from the latest report by Waterford County Council revealed that of 681 dogs impounded by the Pound last year, just eight were re-claimed and 21 re-homed.

synonyms: pen in, shut up/in, fence in, enclose, cage, confine, corral

verb

confiscate, take possession of, seize, commandeer, expropriate, requisition, sequester, sequestrate, distrain
pen in, shut up/in, fence in, enclose, cage, confine, corral
sequester, attach, confiscate, seize
pound

Use "impounds" in a sentence

1. This policy applies when an officer impounds a vehicle, takes possession of personal property for safekeeping, or for personal property that has accompanied an Arrestee to a secure police or jail facility