im‧pound /ɪmˈpaʊnd/
verb [transitive] law[
Date: 1400-1500;
Origin: ⇒ pound1(2)]
if the police or law courts impound something you have or own, they keep it until it has been decided that you can have it back
Synonym : confiscate:
He sued the police after they impounded his car. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲