Associations to the word «Impoundment»

Wiktionary

IMPOUNDMENT, noun. A body of water impounded within an enclosure, such as a reservoir
IMPOUNDMENT, noun. The act of impounding
IMPOUNDMENT, noun. The state of being impounded

Dictionary definition

IMPOUNDMENT, noun. Placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne