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impoundment

noun

im-ˈpau̇n(d)-mənt How to pronounce impoundment (audio)
Definition of impoundmentnext
as in captivity
the act of confining or the state of being confined after his impoundment in the garage all weekend, the family dog was ready to frolic

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Recent Examples of impoundment Police say the crackdown will include citations and vehicle impoundments for adults caught trespassing on construction sites. — Gino Vicci, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 The plan, if approved by the EPA, would direct IDEM to create a permitting section with about nine to 13 staff members to address coal ash impoundment closure permit applications. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026 The name Gathright Dam pays tribute to Thomas Gathright, the man whose land the Jackson River flooded prior to the impoundment being built. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 June 2026 Turning off or tampering with these devices can lead to hefty fines, furious insurance companies, government inspections, and even impoundment. — David Szondy may 12, New Atlas, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for impoundment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impoundment
  1. captivity
  2. internment
  3. incarceration
  4. imprisonment
  5. confinement
Noun
  • Israel robs children of their smallest joys because joy is the seed of hope, and that is how the body learns that captivity is not the natural condition of life.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The last thylacine living in captivity died from exposure in 1936 at the Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart, Tasmania — shortly after the Tasmanian government belatedly granted the species protected status.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of captivity
Noun
  • Aliens land in Johannesburg in 1982 seeking refuge, but instead they're crammed into an internment camp called District 9.
    — Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Matsui’s response centered on her family’s history in a Japanese internment camp.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of internment
Noun
  • That, and the at-arm’s-length care of the staff (who are sometimes comedically cold), makes existence within the ward feel like a close cousin to incarceration.
    — Miriam Balanescu, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
  • For generations, the women sustain a world of warmth and care amid what Fleetwood calls a family curse, as the men’s lives are beset by mass incarceration and rampant gun violence.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of incarceration
Noun
  • Indecent exposure to a minor under the age of 15 is also a Class 6 felony, resulting in a Class 6 felony as well, which is a far more serious crime resulting in imprisonment in state or federal prison.
    — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • During her imprisonment, Stötzer refused to leave the GDR for West Germany under the Häftlingsfreikauf program, which offered ransoms for political prisoners.
    — Elisa R. Linn, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of imprisonment
Noun
  • The sheriff's office's drone was used to assist in checking the approximately 28-acre property and helped identify old kennel and animal-confinement areas.
    — River Valley Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Creativity actually lives most powerfully when there is some confinement, some restriction.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of confinement

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“Impoundment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impoundment. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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