Impounding

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Impound \Im*pound"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impounded}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Impounding}.]
     To shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound; hence, to
     hold in the custody of some authority such as police or a
     court; as, to impound stray cattle; to impound an illegally
     parked car; to impound a document for safe keeping.


     [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
           But taken and impounded as a stray,
           The king of Scots.                       --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  impounding
       n : placing private property in the custody of an officer of the
           law [syn: {impoundment}, {internment}, {poundage}]