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- Dictionaryin·tern·ment/inˈtərnm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. the state of being confined as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons: "he was threatened with internment in a concentration camp"
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Internment is the act of interning someone or the state of being interned, often used to refer to the confinement of Japanese-Americans during World War II. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and related articles from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Internment is the act of putting someone in prison for political or military reasons, especially during a war. Learn more about the meaning, usage and history of this word with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Internment definition: an act or instance of interning, or confining a person or ship to prescribed limits during wartime. See examples of INTERNMENT used in a sentence.
Internment is the imprisonment of people without charges or intent to file charges, often in wartime or against enemy citizens. Learn about the origins, types and impacts of internment and concentration camps, from the Spanish–Cuban War to the present day.
Internment is the act of putting someone in prison for political or military reasons, especially during a war. Learn more about the meaning, usage and history of this word with examples and translations.
Internment is the practice of putting people in prison for political reasons, especially in wartime or against terrorism. Learn the origin, synonyms, pronunciation and usage of the word internment with examples from Collins English Dictionary.
INTERNMENT meaning: the act of putting someone in a prison for political reasons or during a war the act of interning someone the state of being interned sometimes used before another noun.
