Synonyms of the word

impounding

• v. present participle of impound.

impoundment

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

internment

• n. Confinement within narrow limits, as of foreign troops, to the interior of a country.

poundage

• n. (countable) a charge based on the weight of something in pounds.
• n. (countable) a charge based on the value of something in pounds sterling.
• n. (countable) a weight measured in pounds.
• n. (countable) a fee charged for keeping an animal in a pound, or for its release.
• n. (uncountable) the keeping of an animal in a pound.
• v. To collect, as poundage; to assess, or rate, by poundage.

seizure

• n. The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.
• n. A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).
• n. A sudden onset of pain or emotion.
• n. (obsolete) retention within one's grasp or power; possession; ownership.
• n. That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed.