impound

[US]/ɪmˈpaʊnd/
[UK]/ɪmˈpaʊnd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. lovligt at konfiskere eller beslaglægge; at midlertidigt opbevare (ulovligt parkerede biler eller mistede dyr) til afhentning.
Word Forms
Present Participleimpounding
Past Tenseimpounded
Past Participleimpounded
Third Person Singularimpounds
Pluralimpounds

Phrases & Collocations

vehicle impound

køretøjsbeslaglæggelse

impound goods

beslaglæggelse af varer

impound evidence

beslaglæggelse af beviser

Example Sentences

capture and impound stray dogs.

fang og anbring strejfende hunde.

to impound someone’s property

at konfiskere nodens ejendom

impounding disputed electoral ballots.

opbevaring af omtvistede valgstemmesedler.

The vehicle was impounded as part of the police investigation.

Bilen blev konfiskeret som en del af politiets undersøgelse.

"If you leave your car beside the town hall, the police will impound it."

"Hvis du parkerer din bil ved siden af byrådet, vil politiet konfiskere den."

The police had come to my house and impounded all my belongings.

Politiet var kommet til min hus og konfiskerede alle mine ejendele.

a governor who impounded monies designated for the use of cities and towns.

en guvernør, der tilbageholdt midler, der var udpeget til byer og byers brug.

By damming the stream, the engineers impounded its waters for irrigation.

Ved at bygge en damme fangede ingeniørerne vandet fra floden til brug for vandføring.

After the Three Gorges Reservoir impounded, due to the rise of ground water, the flabbiness layers in landslides will become soft and collapse when they meet water.

Efter at Three Gorges Reservoir var blevet opsamlet, blev de bløde lag i skredene bløde og kollapsede, når de kom i kontakt med vand på grund af grundvandets stigning.

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