Impound — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

place or shut up in a pound

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpˈaʊnd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpˈaʊnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpˈaʊnd/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪmpˈaʊnd/.

Examples

The FBI seized the drugs
The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
The police confiscated the stolen artwork

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pound sequester seize attach confiscate

Parts of Speech

verb	take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority “The FBI seized the drugs”
verb	place or shut up in a pound “pound the cows so they don't stray”

Word Forms

impoundment	noun	placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
impounding	noun	placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
attachment	noun	a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding
sequestration	noun	seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized
confiscation	noun	seizure by the government
seizure	noun	the taking possession of something by legal process
pound	noun	a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beschlagnahmen

durch eine gesetzliche Befugnis vorübergehend als Sicherheit in Besitz nehmen

🇫🇷French

mettre en fourrière

prendre possession temporairement à titre de garantie, par autorité légale

🇪🇸Spanish

confiscar

tomar posesión temporal como garantía, por autoridad legal

🇮🇹Italian

sequestrare

prenderne possesso temporaneo a titolo di garanzia, dall'autorità legale

🇳🇱Dutch

in beslag nemen

tijdelijk in bezit nemen als zekerheid, door een wettelijke autoriteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

apreender

tomar posse temporária como garantia, por autoridade legal

🇷🇺Russian

конфисковывать

принять во временное владение в качестве обеспечения законным органом власти

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ज़ब्त करना

कानूनी प्राधिकारी द्वारा सुरक्षा के रूप में अस्थायी कब्ज़ा लेना

🇧🇩Bengali

জব্দ করা

আইনী কর্তৃপক্ষ দ্বারা একটি নিরাপত্তা হিসাবে অস্থায়ী দখল নিতে

🇮🇳Tamil

சிறைபிடிக்க

சட்டப்பூர்வ அதிகாரத்தால், தற்காலிக உடைமைப் பத்திரமாக எடுத்துக் கொள்ளுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్వాధీనం

చట్టపరమైన అధికారం ద్వారా తాత్కాలికంగా స్వాధీనం చేసుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

पकडणे

कायदेशीर अधिकार्याद्वारे, सुरक्षा म्हणून तात्पुरता ताबा घ्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

જપ્ત કરવું

કાનૂની સત્તા દ્વારા, સુરક્ષા તરીકે કામચલાઉ કબજો મેળવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಂಧಿಸಿ

ಕಾನೂನು ಅಧಿಕಾರದಿಂದ ಭದ್ರತೆಯಾಗಿ ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ ಸ್ವಾಧೀನಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിടിച്ചെടുക്കുക

നിയമപരമായ അധികാരത്താൽ ഒരു സെക്യൂരിറ്റി എന്ന നിലയിൽ താൽക്കാലികമായി കൈവശപ്പെടുത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਬਤ

ਕਨੂੰਨੀ ਅਥਾਰਟੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ, ਇੱਕ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ ਦੇ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਅਸਥਾਈ ਕਬਜ਼ਾ ਲੈਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ضبط کرنا

قانونی اتھارٹی کی طرف سے، ایک سیکورٹی کے طور پر عارضی قبضہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

扣押

由法律当局临时占有作为担保

🇯🇵Japanese

監禁する

法的権限により、担保として一時的に所有する

🇰🇷Korean

우리 안에 가두다

법적 권한에 의해 일시적으로 담보로 점유하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự giam giữ

sở hữu tạm thời như một vật bảo đảm, bởi cơ quan pháp luật

🇹🇭Thai

ยึด

เข้าครอบครองเป็นหลักประกันชั่วคราวตามอำนาจทางกฎหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyita

mengambil kepemilikan sementara sebagai jaminan, oleh otoritas yang sah

🇵🇭Filipino

i-impound

kumuha ng pansamantalang pagmamay-ari bilang isang seguridad, sa pamamagitan ng legal na awtoridad

🇲🇾Malay

tangkap

mengambil milikan sementara sebagai jaminan, oleh pihak berkuasa undang-undang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حجز

الحصول على حيازة مؤقتة كضمان، من خلال السلطة القانونية

🇮🇷Persian

توقیف

تصرف موقت به عنوان وثیقه توسط مقام قانونی

🇹🇷Turkish

haczedilmek

yasal otorite tarafından geçici olarak teminat olarak ele geçirilmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַחרִים

לקבל חזקה זמנית של נייר ערך, בסמכות חוקית

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