impounding

Definitions of impounding
  1. noun
    placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
    synonyms: impoundment, internment, poundage
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    types:
    drug bust, drugs bust
    seizure of illegal drugs by the police
    type of:
    seizure
    the taking possession of something by legal process
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