impoundment
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- noun
- /ɪmˈpaʊndmənt/
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incautación
- To discourage people from seeking out drug dealers and prostitutes on Chicago streets, for instance, "We've used vehicle impoundment since the early 1990s, even before New York did," Rosenthal says.
- impoundment lot
- car impoundment
- impoundment facilities
Examples
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He stole the car from a police impoundment lot.
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For any impoundments you're gonna build, you're gonna need another ESEGP1.
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And this is a legal impoundment.
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It was in the impoundment lot.
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So why did you try to jump the fence at the impoundment lot,anyway?
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While advocating the tidal flow method, the Scots nevertheless put considerable cash, goods, and services into the hands of those using the older, less efficient impoundment method; this group included small planters, men of the middle class, and even the lower-middle class.
Academic text (2007) -
He pointed out several pieces published on the Deere headquarters building and the landscape designed by Sasaki Associates that included a Henry Moore sculpture that reclined at ground level on a small island in an impoundment of water just outside the executive dining room in front of the building.
Academic text (1991) -
The report notes that reservoir impoundment significantly reduced the potential for exposure to microorganisms, citing reductions in coliform levels by as much as 99 percent and a lowering of viral levels to 10 PFUs/L.
Academic text (2005) -
The car was taken to the impoundment lot after it was parked illegally.
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After the accident, the vehicle's impoundment was necessary for the investigation.
Synonyms
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The act of holding someone's property by the police or a court because of a law
The act of authorities taking someone's property and holding it for legal reasons
Holding private property by the authorities until a court decides who owns it
Antonyms
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word impoundment comes from the parts im- 'in' and pound 'a place for stray animals'. It originally meant putting something 'into the pound', so it's used for the official act of taking and keeping property like cars or funds.