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Verb
S:
(v)
impound (impound%2:40:00::)
,
attach (attach%2:40:00::)
,
sequester (sequester%2:40:00::)
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confiscate (confiscate%2:40:01::)
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seize (seize%2:40:02::)
(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"
verb group
direct troponym
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full troponym
direct hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
impoundment (impoundment%1:04:00::)
[Related to:
impound
] (placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law)
W:
(n)
impounding (impounding%1:04:00::)
[Related to:
impound
] (placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law)
W:
(n)
attachment (attachment%1:10:00::)
[Related to:
attach
] (a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding)
W:
(n)
sequestration (sequestration%1:04:01::)
[Related to:
sequester
] (seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized)
W:
(n)
confiscation (confiscation%1:04:00::)
[Related to:
confiscate
] (seizure by the government)
W:
(n)
seizure (seizure%1:04:00::)
[Related to:
seize
] (the taking possession of something by legal process)
sentence frame
S:
(v)
impound (impound%2:35:00::)
,
pound (pound%2:35:04::)
(place or shut up in a pound)
"pound the cows so they don't stray"