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IMPOUNDMENTS Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word impoundments. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word impoundments. (close relations)
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custody
nounn
noun

• a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

• holding by the police

• (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

appropriations
nounn
noun

• money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose

• incorporation by joining or uniting

• a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner

confinements
nounn
noun

• concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

• the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them

• the state of being confined

• the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)

confiscations
nounn
noun

• seizure by the government

detachments
nounn
noun

• avoiding emotional involvement

• the act of releasing from an attachment or connection

• the state of being isolated or detached

• a small unit of troops of special composition

• coming apart

detainments
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

repossessions
nounn
noun

• the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default)

restraints
nounn
noun

• the act of controlling by restraining someone or something

• discipline in personal and social activities

• the state of being physically constrained

• a rule or condition that limits freedom

• lack of ornamentation

• a device that retards something's motion

seclusions
nounn
noun

• the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others

• the act of secluding yourself from others

seizures
nounn
noun

• a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease

• the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

• the act of taking of a person by force

• the taking possession of something by legal process

sequestrations
nounn
noun

• the act of segregating or sequestering

• the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions

• a writ that authorizes the seizure of property

• seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized

impounding
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law

internment
nounn
noun

• confinement during wartime

• the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)

• placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law

poundage
nounn
noun

• a charge based on weight measured in pounds

• a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals

• weight expressed in pounds

• placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law

Best Hypernyms For IMPOUNDMENTS

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