impounds
Takes into custody
Impounds is the third-person singular of impound, meaning to seize and hold in legal custody.
Authorities impound vehicles parked illegally or used in crimes: The city impounds about fifty cars a week.
The word extends to confiscating any property or holding water behind a dam.
What's impounded is held until conditions are met—fines paid, cases resolved.
Forcible taking or convulsion
- confiscateSeize by authority
- forfeitLose through violation
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
- warrantFormal authorization document
court · contraband · asset · evidence · replevin · injunction · garnish · attach
Vehicle that pulls disabled cars
- towingPulling another vehicle along
- bootHigh shoe or startup
- clampedSecured by compression
- abandonedLeft behind completely
unclaimed · recovery · forfeiture · auction · repossession · derelict · nonpayment · citation
seizure
Forcible taking or convulsion
- confiscateSeize by authority
- forfeitLose through violation
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
warrant · court · contraband · asset · evidence · replevin · injunction · garnish · attach · sequester
tow-truck
Vehicle that pulls disabled cars
abandoned · unclaimed · recovery · forfeiture · auction · repossession · derelict · nonpayment · citation · stored
reservoir
Large water storage basin
retention · floodgate · levee · spillway · watershed · irrigation · hydrology · embankment · weir · diversion
shelter
Protected place or structure
corral · pen · hold · quarantine · custody · release · adoption · pickup · warden · containment
impoundsreleases
Lets go or publishes
returns · restores · surrenders · gives back · relinquishes
- impound lotHolding area for seized vehicles
- vehicle impoundOfficial car confiscation