impoundment
Americannoun
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a body of water confined within an enclosure, as a reservoir.
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the act of impounding.
towing and impoundment of abandoned vehicles.
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the condition of being impounded.
Etymology
Origin of impoundment
Example Sentences
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Dam impoundment produced different effects depending on reservoir depth.
From Science Daily ● May 17, 2026
In response, Congress passed the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 External link, a sweeping reform that created the modern budget process and explicitly stripped the president of unilateral impoundment power.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2025
Philip Wallach, a senior fellow focusing on Congress and the separation of powers at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, told Salon that he is also concerned about impoundment.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2025
City of New York, the Supreme Court held unanimously that presidents have no general power of impoundment.
From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2025
“Yes, of course, Mrs. Tilbury. My sojourn in Colin’s room was simply to avoid impoundment in Cleveland. As you know, I have a job at the Park. I can pay you weekly for the room.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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