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impounding

/ˌɪmˈpaʊndɪŋ/ · 10 letters · 8 distinct letters

  1. noun

    placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law

  2. verb

    take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

    The FBI seized the drugs

  3. verb

    place or shut up in a pound

    pound the cows so they don't stray

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