In dictionaries:
surface impoundment
Vehicle impoundment
the legal process of placing a vehicle into an impoundment lot or tow yard, which is a holding place for cars until they are placed back in the control of the owner, recycled for their metal, stripped of their parts at a wrecking yard or auctioned off for the benefit of the impounding agency.
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
a United States federal law that governs the role of the Congress in the United States budget process.
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