To shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound; hence, to hold in the custody of a court; as, to impound stray cattle; to impound a document for safe keeping.
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To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.
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To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.
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To separate from the owner for a time; to take from parties in controversy and put into the possession of an indifferent person; to seize or take pos…
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To separate from the owner for a time; to take from parties in controversy and put into the possession of an indifferent person; to seize or take pos…
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To pronounce to be wrong; to disapprove of; to censure.
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To press heavily upon; to bear down upon with violence; hence, to constrain or compel; to bind; to distress, torment, or afflict.
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To decorate with ornamental appendages; to set off; to adorn; to embellish.
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One who is garnished; a person upon whom garnishment has been served in a suit by a creditor against a debtor, such person holding property belonging…
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To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound; to shut up; to inclose; to keep close.
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To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe.
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The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.
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To draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by physical or moral force, or by any interposing obstacle; to repress…
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Taken.
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The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an/ passion of affection that binds a person; as, an a…
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The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an/ passion of affection that binds a person; as, an a…
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To bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join; as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue, or the like.
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Seized and appropriated by the government to the public use; forfeited.
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To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.
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To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.
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To separate from the owner for a time; to take from parties in controversy and put into the possession of an indifferent person; to seize or take pos…
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