"impound" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɪmpaʊ̯nd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-impound2.wav [UK] Forms: impound [singular], impounds [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An impound is a place where things are impounded.
    Sense id: simple-impound-en-noun-SGPbtlTv

Verb

IPA: /ɪmˈpaʊ̯nd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-impound.wav [UK] Forms: impound [canonical], impounds [third-person, singular], impounded [past], impounded [past, participle], impounding [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is impounded, it is taken away and put in a pound.
    Sense id: simple-impound-en-verb-KxYQ7vVJ
  2. If documents, vehicles, etc. is impounded, a court holds on to it.
    Sense id: simple-impound-en-verb-BgEOhglB Categories (other): Law
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