impoundment

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of seizing and keeping something, especially a vehicle, as a security for a debt or other liability.

  - "The car was impounded because the owner failed to pay the parking ticket."
  - "The police impounded the stolen vehicle to prevent it from being used in further crimes."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with impoundment
pounder , sounder , dounder

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Variants

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impoundment , impoundments

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Etymology

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Derived from the Old French word 'empownder', meaning 'to pledge'.

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Trivia

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1. Impoundment is also used in the context of livestock, where animals are kept in a pound until their owners come to claim them.

2. The term 'impound' is sometimes used metaphorically to describe the act of taking control of something intangible, such as a debt or a contract.

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Related Concepts

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1. Impound lot: A facility where vehicles are kept after they have been seized and impounded.

2. Seizure: The act of taking control of someone else's property without their consent.

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Culture

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Impoundment is a common legal term used in the context of vehicle seizure and impound lots.

How to Memorize "impoundment"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a car being towed to an impound lot and being kept there until the owner pays the necessary fees.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'impoundment' with the image of a car being seized and kept in a lot.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Impound: Impounding a car until Owner Pays' to remember the definition.

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