impound
ਜ਼ਬਤ
definition
verb
vehicles parked where they cause an obstruction will be impounded
seize and take legal custody of (something, especially a vehicle, goods, or documents) because of an infringement of a law or regulation.
Figures from the latest report by Waterford County Council revealed that of 681 dogs impounded by the Pound last year, just eight were re-claimed and 21 re-homed.
shut up (domestic animals) in a pound or enclosure.
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TLDP III alone will 'impound' water in a reservoir and submerge 156.49 hectares.
it will 'impound' a reservoir 130 miles long
Other times they would just 'impound' our goods for selling food in the complex,’ she recalls.
Indeed, the dams which 'impound' the headwaters release a weekly dose of ‘compensation flow’, which delivers at least one artificial spate for your holiday, even with the sun beating down.
Pakistan's fear is that the project would 'impound' the Chenab waters within India and thus deprive Pakistan what is exclusively its.
This topography limits Iraq's ability to 'impound' the waters of the Euphrates behind high dams; consequently, they empty into the Gulf without being put to use.
Territorial authorities will have the power to 'impound' dogs charged for dangerous offences, while their owners await prosecution proceedings.
If Yellowstone's waters had been dammed, two iconic national parks would have succumbed to resource development, and it would have been far easier to 'impound' water in all national parks.
Tough new regulations giving the Vehicle Inspectorate powers to 'impound' heavy goods vehicles operated without a licence are now in force with the industry's backing.
It makes no sense to 'impound' stray animals if there is no place to keep them.
A dam is an artificial barrier constructed across a stream channel to 'impound' water.
When the Three Gorges Dam begins to 'impound' the waters of the Yangtze River in south central China later this year, dozens of the mountains and other elevated areas upstream will become islands.
Birds love water, and wildlife authorities are planning to create a few more ponds inside the Guindy National Park to 'impound' rainwater more effectively.
Dams could both drop water and 'impound' it, and multipurpose dams after World War II seemed self justifying.
Under the law, police can 'impound' the cars and the court can permanently confiscate a vehicle if it is used to commit a second offence.
The research added: ‘At present, police do not have the legal authority to 'impound' these vehicles.’
At a cost of £26 million, the marina project will initially require significant civil engineering work to create the development land and 'impound' water within the marina.
Unfortunately, some horse owners find themselves unable to properly care for their animals, and the animals must be 'impounded' .
The fish were to be 'impounded' and handed over to the SPCA for safekeeping, Singh said.
Two light goods vehicles were 'impounded' and 1,800 litres of illicit oil seized.
The taxi operators accuse government of failing to issue permits to taxi operators, and then 'impounding' their vehicles for not having permits.
Subsequently HM Customs and Excise 'impounded' the car on 15 September until 15 November.
Massive undersea landslides and the breakage of ice or sediment dams 'impounding' large lakes are terrestrial processes that lead to release of water.
The truck and the motorcycle were 'impounded' as vehicles used in illegal activities.
If any watercraft owner, master, operator or managing agent fails to pay moorage or other service fees, a boat may be presumed to be abandoned, and may also be 'impounded' by the Port.
People had to licence their dogs and keep them under control on their own property, otherwise the dogs would be 'impounded' and most likely put down.
The amendments broaden the range of motor vehicles exempt from taxes to include unroadworthy motor vehicles and motor vehicles 'impounded' by the tax administration or judicial authorities.
More than 400 vehicles were 'impounded' by the police over one weekend for traffic violations, including speeding.
It would all depend on whether the water 'impounded' by the landslip leaked through slowly or the blockage gave way suddenly due to pressure.
The effluent gets blended with the floods 'impounded' by the dam and the water quality becomes slightly improved.
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