as in captivity
the act of confining or the state of being confined
after his impoundment in the garage all weekend, the family dog was ready to frolic
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Recent Examples of impoundment
If an owner does not retrieve their vehicle 45 days after the mandatory impoundment period expires, it will be considered abandoned and its ownership will be granted to Louisville Metro Government.
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Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2024
People driving in sideshows can be charged with a misdemeanor offense such as reckless driving, and face a number of penalties, including fines, jail time, vehicle impoundment or driver’s license suspension.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 9 Dec. 2024
Trump himself also alluded to impoundment, which sees a president simply refusing to spend funds previously appropriated by Congress as a means of pursuing their own policy goals, on the campaign trail.
—Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
There's a law aimed at stopping impoundment Congress has the power of the purse.
—Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
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Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2024
People driving in sideshows can be charged with a misdemeanor offense such as reckless driving, and face a number of penalties, including fines, jail time, vehicle impoundment or driver’s license suspension.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 9 Dec. 2024
Trump himself also alluded to impoundment, which sees a president simply refusing to spend funds previously appropriated by Congress as a means of pursuing their own policy goals, on the campaign trail.
—Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
There's a law aimed at stopping impoundment Congress has the power of the purse.
—Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impoundment
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Russia's Defense Ministry said 150 Russian soldiers were freed from captivity as part of the exchange in which each side released 150 people.Compiled byDemocrat-Gazettes stafffrom wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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More than 50 Americans were held in captivity after the U.S. Embassy in Tehran was stormed.Colin Meyn, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2024
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He was later forced into an internment camp because of Executive Order 9066.Tracie Canada / Made by History, TIME, 1 Jan. 2025
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Durgan had no issue with the use of naturalized citizens, his grandmother spent time in a Japanese internment camp in California during World War II.Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Since the program's inception in 1996, less than 3 percent of RTA members have returned to prison—a sharp contrast to the roughly 40 percent that return to prison within three years—underscoring the potential of art in breaking cycles of incarceration.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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His research is focused on the effects of incarceration and looking at ways to preserve the dignity of those who, like himself, have been impacted by the criminal justice system.Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
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While there are non-profits that also run BOP halfway houses, commercial companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group have the ability to quickly expand monitoring of those on home confinement.Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Last month, President Biden commuted the sentences of 1,500 Americans in home confinement during the pandemic and pardoned 39 others, setting a record for clemency in one day, according to the White House.Delano Massey, Axios, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Impoundment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impoundment. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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