impoundment

• Ato legal de apreender ou tomar a posse de bens, veículos ou animais, transferindo-os à custódia de uma autoridade ou depositário legal; também designa o local ou depósito onde esses bens são guardados.

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.

   Apreensão de bens

   • 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.

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