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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
im·pound       [v. im-pound; n. im-pound] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to shut up in a pound or other enclosure, as a stray animal.
2.to confine within an enclosure or within limits: water impounded in a reservoir.
3.to seize and retain in custody of the law, as a document for evidence.
–noun
4.money, property, etc., that has been impounded: a sale of impounds by the police department.

[Origin: 1545–55; im-3 + pound3]

im·pound·a·ble, adjective
im·pound·er, noun
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
im·pound       (ĭm-pound')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   im·pound·ed, im·pound·ing, im·pounds
  1. To confine in or as if in a pound: capture and impound stray dogs.
  2. To seize and retain in legal custody: impounding disputed electoral ballots.
  3. To set aside in a fund rather than spend as prescribed: a governor who impounded monies designated for use by cities.
  4. To accumulate and store in a reservoir: By damming the stream, the engineers impounded its waters for irrigation.

im·pound'er n.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
impound 
1554, "to shut up in a pen or pound," from in- "in" + pound (n.). Originally of cattle seized by law.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
impound

verb
1. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork" 
2. place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray" 

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: im·pound
Pronunciation: im-'paund
Function: transitive verb
: to take control of in the custody of the law or by legal authority <impound a vehicle> impounded the dwelling until the search warrant was obtained> —im·pound·ment noun

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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 a court; as, to impound stray cattle; to impound a document for safe keeping.

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

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