impoundment

• Sustantivo que designa la acción de retener o incautar bienes o fondos por parte de una autoridad, ya sea como medida legal de custodia o como restricción administrativa de gastos presupuestados.

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

1. Legal seizure of propertyC1formallegal

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

   Incautación de bienes

   • 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.

   Sinónimosappropriationattachmentconfiscationdistraintimpoundingrequisitionseizuresequestration