IMPOUNDS

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I(1) M(3) P(3) O(1) U(1) N(1) D(2) S(1)

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Definition

verb

To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound
“His car got impounded after he'd parked illegally.”
To hold back (for example water by a dam)
To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate
“to impound stray cattle; to impound a document for safe keeping.”
To collect and hold (funds) for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest