Impounding
noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An act of impoundment.
"Since the accident, Cranfield Airport Air Navigation Service has issued supplementary instruction CIMS-CF-ATC-001-SI 02/21 regarding the impounding of recordings. This exceeds the current CAA regulatory requirement and will result in all video recorded by this digital tower being retained after an accident or serious incident, in addition to RTF and radar recordings."
- 2 placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law wordnet
- 1 present participle and gerund of impound form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Since the accident, Cranfield Airport Air Navigation Service has issued supplementary instruction CIMS-CF-ATC-001-SI 02/21 regarding the impounding of recordings. This exceeds the current CAA regulatory requirement and will result in all video recorded by this digital tower being retained after an accident or serious incident, in addition to RTF and radar recordings."
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