11 letters · 18 points in Scrabble
noun placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
originEtymology tree English impound Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English impoundment From impound + -ment.
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