差し押さえ
解説 Definition
政府や権限を持つ機関が、物品や資産を合法的に没収し、保持する行為。警察や税関による差し押さえなどがこれに当たる。
Impoundment is the act of officially taking and holding something, usually by legal or government authority. It is often used for cars, animals, property, or goods that have been seized and kept for a period of time.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず impound をひとかたまりで覚え、-ment が付くと「行為・状態」の名詞になると見ると整理しやすいです。ニュースでは vehicle impoundment（車両の差し押さえ）, budget impoundment（予算留保）の形が多く、authority が正式に hold して外に出せない場面を思い浮かべると定着します。confiscation より「当局が法的に押さえて保管する」感じ、seizure より制度的で継続的です。
Learn `impound` first, then notice `-ment`, which often turns an action into a noun. `Impoundment` is the official act or state of holding something so it cannot be taken back freely. It often appears in formal phrases like `vehicle impoundment`, which gives it a legal, institutional feeling.
例文
The customs authority ordered the impoundment of illegal goods at the border.
税関当局は国境で違法な商品の没収を命じた。
The vehicle's impoundment was necessary due to traffic violations.
交通違反のため車両の差し押さえが必要だった。
Legal proceedings determine the final outcome of the property impoundment case.
法的手続きは財産没収事件の最終的な結果を決定する。
impoundment の類義語・関連語
impoundment の語源・成り立ち Etymology
impoundment は impound に名詞語尾 -ment が付いた語です。impound は im-「中へ」+ pound「囲い・留置場」で、もとは「囲いの中へ入れる」こと。差し押さえはまさに外へ出せない状態で、意味がそのまま見えます。関連語は pound、compound。
"Impoundment" comes from "impound" plus the noun ending "-ment." "Impound" is built from "im-" meaning "in" and an old word "pound," meaning an enclosure or pen for keeping animals or property. The basic idea was putting something inside a closed place, which later developed into the sense of legal seizure or detention. Related words include "pound" and, more distantly, "compound."
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