Impound \Im*pound"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impounded}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Impounding}.]
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.
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But taken and impounded as a stray,
The king of Scots. --Shak.
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