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Meanings of impound in anglès

portuguès
apreender
català
confiscar
espanyol
confiscar

Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority.

confiscar

Place or shut up in a pound.

Usage of impound in anglès
1
It was not immediately clear if French authorities would impound the ship.
Reuters
2
A certain van in a certain police impound was just blown up.
Terminal Compromise
3
I'll have my investigator, Darren Cash, meet you at the impound lot.
The devil's bones: a body farm novel
4
Currently, traffic officials can only impound vehicles under limited conditions, according to IOL.
The South African
5
Later, I could come back and get the car from the impound lot.
The devil's closet
6
They'll impound this car until the world comes to an end.
Hot six
7
Probably off trying to get his Ferrari out of impound again.
The Lost World
8
Those idiots at the impound lot gave the car to someone else instead.
Never Have I Ever
9
So House Corrino can impound the assets of House Péle?
Mentats of Dune
10
I'll have port security arrest you and impound your entire ship if you think-
Caliban's War
11
And what are they going to do: impound the site?
Fire With Fire
12
I was told that if I did not comply, he would impound my car.
The Irish Times
13
At a paltry price of labour I could impound twenty million gallons of water.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover)
14
That she had signed it out of the impound lot the night she died.
Two Truths and a Lie
15
A little birdie told me the impound closes at six.
Never Have I Ever
16
Bag and tag everything, impound the car, burn the house down looking for more.
Bones Never Lie
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