internment
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internment
the act of undergoing training; confinement of enemy aliens, prisoners of war, and political prisoners: During World War II, many Japanese Americans were sent to internment camps.
Not to be confused with:
interment – the act or ritual of burial: The interment will be at noon at the Midtown Cemetery.
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in·tern·ment
(ĭn-tûrn′mənt)n.
1. The act of interning or confining, especially in wartime.
2. The state of being interned; confinement.
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internment
(ɪnˈtɜːnmənt)n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy)
a. the act of interning or state of being interned, esp of enemy citizens in wartime or of terrorism suspects
b. (as modifier): an internment camp.
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in•tern•ment
(ɪnˈtɜrn mənt)n.
1. an act or instance of interning.
2. the state of being interned; confinement.
[1865–70]
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| Noun | 1. | internment - confinement during wartime captivity, immurement, incarceration, imprisonment - the state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon" |
| 2. | internment - the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) confinement - the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them lockdown - the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot) false imprisonment - (law) confinement without legal authority custody - holding by the police; "the suspect is in custody" | |
| 3. | internment - placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law seizure - the taking possession of something by legal process drug bust, drugs bust - seizure of illegal drugs by the police law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
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إعْتِقال
internace
internering
internálás
kyrrsetning
internovanie
enterne etme/edilme
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internment
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intern1
(inˈtəːn) verb during a war, to keep (someone who belongs to an enemy nation but who is living in one's own country) a prisoner.
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