impound

Verb

• place or shut up in a pound
  • pound the cows so they don't stray
    

• take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
  • The FBI seized the drugs
    
  • The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
    
  • The police confiscated the stolen artwork
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  pound , attach , sequester , confiscate , seize