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Answer for the clue "Placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law ", 11 letters:
impoundment

Word definitions for impoundment in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1660s; see impound + -ment .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A body of water impounded within an enclosure, such as a reservoir 2 The act of impounding 3 The state of being impounded

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law [syn: impounding , internment , poundage ]

Usage examples of impoundment.

No need to go into the peculiar details here, but I would appreciate it if you would settle this impoundment crisis as swiftly and efficiently as you can.

It is possible that it violates enough regs to merit impoundment quite separately from the issue of its carrier ship.

After following him for several weeks, they had reported that he regularly visited a marina in Guntersville, a small town nearby, situated on Guntersville Lake, an impoundment of the Tennessee river.

Her live-in boyfriend's truck was in the impoundment lot, the fourth time in as many months.