I thought goal (jail) was the likely answer but this idea of siezed
livestock makes perfect sense, especially since when the police take
possession of a car these days, it is "impounded."

Harold S. Forsythe
Golieb Fellow
New York University, School of Law
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> from _http://www.brainydictionary.com/words/po/pound205513.html_
> (http://www.brainydictionary.com/words/po/pound205513.html)
> and _http://machaut.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/WEBSTER.sh?WORD=pound_
> (http://machaut.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/WEBSTER.sh?WORD=pound)
>
> pound:  An inclosure, maintained  by public authority, in which cattle or
> other animals are confined when taken in  trespassing, or when going at
> large in
> violation of law; a pinfold.
>
> For what it's worth, a quick search doesn't show any usage  of "pound" as
> a
> jail for humans, although one can see how it might be.  The  use of "head"
> in
> the document in question would suggest it was for loose  livestock.  The
> use of
> "key" raises the possibility of it being human, but  perhaps it was simply
> an
> open enclosure with a  lock
>
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