Impound (verb)

To seize and take into custody, especially by legal authority; to confine in a pound or other enclosed area.

Origin:

From old french empouner, from latin imponere "to place in" from in- "in" + ponere "to put".

Examples:

1. The police impounded the car for evidence.
2. The city impounded the stray dogs.
3. The court ordered the impoundment of the assets of the accused.
4. The government impounded the illegal drugs.
5. The authorities impounded the boat for not having proper registration.