What does impound mean?
impound
Synonyms: tow away
Definition
Of the police or a tow truck: to take away a vehicle that was parked where it should not be and keep it until the owner pays to get it back.
Example sentences
I ran into the pharmacy for five minutes — five! — and a tow truck was already towing my car away from the loading zone.
They impounded my car for parking in front of someone's driveway, and getting it back cost me two hundred bucks.