"impounding" in the noun sense
1. impoundment, impounding, internment, poundage
placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
"impounding" in the verb sense
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"
2. impound, pound
place or shut up in a pound
"pound the cows so they don't stray"
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