internment

American  

[in-turn-muhnt] / ɪnˈtɜrn mənt /

noun

1. an act or instance of interning, or confining a person or ship to prescribed limits during wartime.

   the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.

2. the state of being interned; confinement.

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Etymology

Origin of internment

First recorded in 1865–70; intern ² + -ment

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Example Sentences

Third, the military collapse of the caliphate 10 years ago didn’t result only in its territorial disappearance; it also led to the internment of several thousand jihadists fanatical to the point of madness.

From The Wall Street Journal

Before their internment, most of them came from poverty or jail before being enticed, or tricked, into fighting for Russia as mercenaries or on the promise of release from prison.

From The Wall Street Journal

The demonstration was a protest against the policy of internment – imprisoning people without trial – which had been put in place following three years of violence.

From BBC

"And the Everglades internment camp even more so," he said.

From BBC

By 1940, new policies ordered all German nationals - Jewish or not - into internment camps.

From BBC

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