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impounding

 
Noun impounding has 1 sense
  1. impoundment, impounding, internment, poundage - placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
    --1 is a kind of seizure
    --1 has particulars: drug bust, drugs bust
    Derived form: verb impound1
Verb impound has 2 senses
  1. impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, seize - take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
    --1 is one way to take
    Derived forms: noun impoundment1, noun impounding1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. impound, pound - place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"
    --2 is one way to restrain, confine, hold
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
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