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Definition of Internment
1. Noun. Confinement during wartime.
2. Noun. The act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison).
Exact synonyms: Imprisonment
Generic synonyms: Confinement
Specialized synonyms: Lockdown, False Imprisonment, Custody
Derivative terms: Imprison, Intern
Generic synonyms: Confinement
Specialized synonyms: Lockdown, False Imprisonment, Custody
Derivative terms: Imprison, Intern
3. Noun. Placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law.
Exact synonyms: Impounding, Impoundment, Poundage
Generic synonyms: Seizure
Specialized synonyms: Drug Bust, Drugs Bust
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Impound, Impound, Pound
Generic synonyms: Seizure
Specialized synonyms: Drug Bust, Drugs Bust
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Impound, Impound, Pound
Definition of Internment
1. n. Confinement within narrow limits, -- as of foreign troops, to the interior of a country.
Definition of Internment
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