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Synonyms for impounded


Grammar : Adj
Spell : verb im-pound; noun im-pound
Phonetic Transcription : verb ɪmˈpaʊnd; noun ˈɪm paʊnd



Définition of impounded

Origin :
  • early 15c., "to shut up in a pen or pound," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + pound (n.). Originally of cattle seized by law. Related: Impounded; impounding.
  • adj kept
Example sentences :
  • They cut   the straps of the objectionable bundle and impounded it.
  • Extract from : « Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln » by Charles L. Marson
  • Meanwhile, I made sure that Howley's gadget had been impounded as evidence.
  • Extract from : « ...Or Your Money Back » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • Probably their cattle had been impounded for rent and tithe.
  • Extract from : « A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2) » by Charles Creighton
  • A reservoir of water was impounded and tremendous pumps installed.
  • Extract from : « The Panama Canal » by Frederic Jennings Haskin
  • But Rattenbury and his companions were captured, and their boat-load of gin was impounded.
  • Extract from : « The Smugglers » by Charles G. Harper
  • However, when the egg came to Earth, it was impounded by Customs.
  • Extract from : « Helpfully Yours » by Evelyn E. Smith
  • Meanwhile, the hayfork and the blood-stained knife were impounded.
  • Extract from : « The Revellers » by Louis Tracy
  • At Newtownbarry, in the county of Wexford, some cattle were impounded by a tithe-proctor.
  • Extract from : « The Land-War In Ireland (1870) » by James Godkin
  • This man neglected them: they were impounded and sold as unlicensed cattle under the new regulations.
  • Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell
  • Nowhere in the world, it is said, can so large a body of water be impounded so securely at so small an expense.
  • Extract from : « A Backward Glance at Eighty » by Charles A. Murdock

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