IMPOUNDMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law

Synonyms:

impounding; impoundment; internment; poundage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("impoundment" is a kind of...):

seizure (the taking possession of something by legal process)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "impoundment"):

drug bust; drugs bust (seizure of illegal drugs by the police)

Derivation:

impound (take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority)