Impound

Im·pound

Impound

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Impounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Impounding

  1. 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.
    But taken and impounded as a stray, The king of Scots.