impounding
Taking into custody
Impounding is the act of seizing and holding property or animals in legal custody.
Authorities impound cars for parking violations, stray dogs for public safety, or evidence for court proceedings.
The term extends to water held behind a dam: The reservoir was created by impounding the river.
What's impounded remains confined until claimed, redeemed, or otherwise released.
Forcible taking or convulsion
- confiscationSeizure by authority
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
- repossessionCreditor seizing collateral
- court orderBinding judicial directive
lien · garnishment · levy · attachment · sequestration · distraint · injunction · asset recovery
Pull something behind
- towingPulling another vehicle along
- parking violationIllegal vehicle placement citation
- bootHigh shoe or startup
- clampDevice for holding tight
retrieval · traffic enforcement · abandoned vehicle · tow truck · reclaim · immobilization · citation
Water-holding barrier
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- catchmentArea collecting water runoff
- basinConcave water receptacle
- leveeRiver flood barrier
floodgate · irrigation · watershed · retention pond · weir · spillway · water storage · hydroelectric
Protected place or structure
- strayWander from course
- kennelEnclosure for hounds
- animal controlService managing stray creatures
- corralFenced livestock enclosure
pen · enclosure · livestock · feral · capture · holding facility · quarantine · adoption
Protective care or control
- holdingMaintaining physical possession
- detainmentEnforced holding of someone
- confinementState of being restricted
- internmentWartime civilian imprisonment
lockup · remand · apprehension · detention center · immigration hold · arrest · restraint · incarceration
seizure
Forcible taking or convulsion
- confiscationSeizure by authority
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
- repossessionCreditor seizing collateral
court order · lien · garnishment · levy · attachment · sequestration · distraint · injunction · asset recovery · sheriff
tow
Pull something behind
- towingPulling another vehicle along
- parking violationIllegal vehicle placement citation
- bootHigh shoe or startup
clamp · retrieval · traffic enforcement · abandoned vehicle · tow truck · reclaim · immobilization · citation
dam
Water-holding barrier
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- catchmentArea collecting water runoff
- basinConcave water receptacle
levee · floodgate · irrigation · watershed · retention pond · weir · spillway · water storage · hydroelectric · embankment
shelter
Protected place or structure
- strayWander from course
- kennelEnclosure for hounds
- animal controlService managing stray creatures
corral · pen · enclosure · livestock · feral · capture · holding facility · quarantine · adoption · euthanasia
custody
Protective care or control
- holdingMaintaining physical possession
- detainmentEnforced holding of someone
- confinementState of being restricted
internment · lockup · remand · apprehension · detention center · immigration hold · arrest · restraint · incarceration · correctional
- punishmentsjail, prison, timeout, grounded, fine
- seizuresseizure, epileptic, convulsion, fit, attack
- isolation typesisolation, quarantine, lockdown, seclusion, confinement
impoundingreleasing
Allowing to escape
returning · restoring · restitution · giving back · freeing
impoundingreleasing
Allowing to escape
unleashing · freeing · discharging · draining · opening
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