From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Impound \Im*pound"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Impounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impounding}.] To shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound; hence, to hold in the custody of some authority such as police or a court; as, to impound stray cattle; to impound an illegally parked car; to impound a document for safe keeping. [1913 Webster +PJC]
But taken and impounded as a stray, The king of Scots. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law [syn: {impoundment}, {internment}, {poundage}]
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