2. The fee or fine for impounding. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
impoundage — index attachment (seizure), distraint, distress (seizure), sequestration, taking Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
impoundage — n. seizure, confiscation; imprisonment, confinement … English contemporary dictionary
impoundage — im·pound·age … English syllables
impoundage — noun see impoundment * * * impoundˈage noun • • • Main Entry: ↑impound … Useful english dictionary
Chester River — Map of the rivers of the Eastern Shore of Maryland with the Chester and its watershed highlighted. The Chester River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It is about 43 miles (69 km) long,[1] and its… … Wikipedia
impoundment — /im pownd meuhnt/, n. 1. a body of water confined within an enclosure, as a reservoir. 2. the act of impounding: the impoundment of alien property. 3. the condition of being impounded. Also, impoundage. [1655 65; IMPOUND + MENT] * * * … Universalium
attachment — I (act of affixing) noun adjunction, affixation, annexation, annexion, attaching, binding, bond, cohesion, confixation, conjunction, connection, fastening, fixing, insertion, joinder, joining, junction, ligation, nexus, subjunction, that which… … Law dictionary
distress — dis·tress n [Anglo French destrece, literally, tightness, anguish, deprivation, from Old French, ultimately from Late Latin districtus severe, from past participle of distringere to hinder, punish see distrain] 1: seizure and detention of the… … Law dictionary
sequestration — se·ques·tra·tion /ˌsē kwəs trā shən, ˌse / n 1: the act of sequestering: the state of being sequestered 2 a: a writ authorizing an official (as a sheriff) to take into custody the property of a defendant usu. to enforce a court order, to exercise … Law dictionary
taking — tak·ing n 1: a seizure of private property or a substantial deprivation of the right to its free use or enjoyment that is caused by government action and esp. by the exercise of eminent domain and for which just compensation to the owner must be… … Law dictionary
