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Impound

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002526

To take property or funds into legal custody by a court order or other legal authority, holding them until a matter is resolved. Law enforcement may impound a vehicle used in a crime or driven without proper registration or insurance. Courts can also order the impoundment of documents as evidence or of funds subject to a legal dispute, placing them under the control of a third party.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002526
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002526",
  "term": "Impound",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "To take property or funds into legal custody by a court order or other legal authority, holding them until a matter is resolved. Law enforcement may impound a vehicle used in a crime or driven without proper registration or insurance. Courts can also order the impoundment of documents as evidence or of funds subject to a legal dispute, placing them under the control of a third party.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/impound/"
}

Record 2,446 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.