IMPOUNDMENTS Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word impoundments. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for IMPOUNDMENTS
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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 |