impoundment

• Существительное, обозначающее юридический акт передачи частной собственности на хранение должностному лицу закона.

A noun referring to the legal act of placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law.

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   The act of taking private property into the custody of a law enforcement officer or legal authority.

   Изъятие имущества

   • The court ordered the impoundment of the vehicle after the accident.
   • Police impoundment of illegal goods is standard procedure.
   • The impoundment of assets was part of the investigation.

   Synonymsappropriationattachmentconfiscationdistraintimpoundingrequisitionseizuresequestration