VERB 扣押;没收 If something is impounded by policemen, customs officers or other officials, they officially take possession of it because a law or rule has been broken.
The ship was impounded under the terms of the UN trade embargo... 该船因触犯联合国贸易禁运条款而被扣押。
The police moved in, arrested him and impounded the cocaine. 警察冲进去将他拘捕并没收了可卡因。