impound

Verbs

  • (v) 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
    confiscate, sequester, seize, attach,
  • (v) place or shut up in a pound
    • pound the cows so they don't stray
    pound,

Synonyms

confiscate sequester seize attach pound

Words of close approximity

impounding impoundment