The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word IMPOUND which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1947.
Hold in legal custody crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| IMPOUND | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hold in legal custody
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- impound
- detain
- rescue
- impounding
- arrest
- apprehend
- apprehended
- apprehending
- seize
- run
- rescued
- rescuing
Crossword Answer definitions
IMPOUND noun- A place in which things are impounded
- A state of being impounded
- That which has been impounded
- Amounts collected from a debtor and held by one with a security interest in property for payment of property taxes and insurance
- To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound
- To hold back (for example water by a dam)
- To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate
- To collect and hold (funds) for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest
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