Definition of impounded:
(v) :
(transitive, law) To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate.
(v) :
(transitive, law, banking) To collect and hold (funds) for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest.
(v) :
(transitive) To hold back.
(v) :
(transitive) To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound.
(n) :
A place in which impounded things are stored.
(n) :
(uncountable) The state of being impounded.