English-German translations for impound

  • beschlagnahmenDas Vereinigte Königreich hat seine Zollbehörden angewiesen, Alkohol und Zigaretten in Mengen, die als über den normalen persönlichen Bedarf hinaus gehend angesehen werden, zu beschlagnahmen. The United Kingdom has instructed its customs authorities to impound quantities of alcohol and cigarettes in excess of what it thinks is reasonable for personal consumption.
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Definition of impound

  • to shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound
  • to hold back
  • to collect and hold for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest
  • a place in which things are impounded
  • a state of being impounded
  • that which has been impounded
  • amounts collected from a debtor and held by one with a security interest in property for payment of property taxes and insurance

Examples

  • His car got impounded after hed parked illegally
  • to impound stray cattle; to impound a document for safe keeping

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