<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>The act of shutting up in a pound or other enclosure, as a stray animal.</li><li>The passage of property from one to another, as by hereditary succession.</li><li>The transfer of power or authority from a central government to a local government.</li><li>Money, property, etc., that has been impounded.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to shut up in a pound or other enclosure, as a stray animal.</li><li>To confine within an enclosure or within limits.</li><li>To seize and retain in custody of the law, as a document for evidence.</li></ul>