Impoundment may refer to:
Water control
* The result of a
dam, creating a body of water
** A
reservoir, formed by a dam
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Coal slurry impoundment, a specialized form of such a reservoir used for coal mining and processing
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Impounded dock, an enclosed ship dock that uses locks to impound water to a consistent depth within the dock area
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Impoundment rights Impoundment rights (german: Staurecht) denoted a right granted only to the German nobility and monastery, monasteries to levy taxes for the damming of rivers and streams. These rights were eliminated by the Prussia, Prussian reforms of the 19th cent ...
, a German system of permits and taxes for damming rivers
Other uses
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Impoundment of appropriated funds, the decision of a President of the United States not to spend money appropriated by Congress
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Vehicle impoundment
See also
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Pound (disambiguation)
Pound or Pounds may refer to:
Units
* Pound (currency), a unit of currency
* Pound sterling, the official currency of the United Kingdom
* Pound (mass), a unit of mass
* Pound (force), a unit of force
* Rail pound, in rail profile
Symbols
* Po ...
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Seize (disambiguation)
Seize may refer to:
*Seisin, legal possession
*Seizing, a class of knots used to semi-permanently bind together two ropes
*Seize (band), a British electronic band
*The jamming of machine parts against each other, usually due to insufficient lubric ...
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