noun
- Placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law.
- synonyms: impoundment, internment, poundage
verb
- Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority.
- usage: "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
- synonyms: impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, seize
- Place or shut up in a pound.
- usage: "pound the cows so they don't stray"
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