Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of impound
plural impoundings
- An act of impoundment.
1 more example
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.
2022 July 21, Air Accidents Investigation Branch, “Analysis”, in AAIB investigation to DA 40 NG, G-CTSB, archived from the original on 19 Sep 2023
Synonyms & antonyms
nounplacing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
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