impound vs seize

impound

verb
  • To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate. 

  • To hold back. 

  • To collect and hold (funds) for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest. 

  • To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound. 

noun
  • A place in which impounded things are stored. 

  • That which has been impounded. 

  • The state of being impounded. 

  • Amounts collected from a debtor and held by one with a security interest in property for payment of property taxes and insurance. 

seize

verb
  • To take possession of (by force, law etc.). 

  • To have a seizure. 

  • To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance). 

  • Of chocolate: to change suddenly from a fluid to an undesirably hard and gritty texture. 

  • To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture. 

  • To bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up. 

  • (with of) To cause (an action or matter) to be or remain before (a certain judge or court). 

  • To submit for consideration to a deliberative body. 

  • To have a sudden and powerful effect upon. 

  • To lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon). 

  • To bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line. 

How often have the words impound and seize occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )