Internment Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

internment

/ɪnˈtɚnmənt/

noun

internment

/ɪnˈtɚnmənt/

noun

Britannica Dictionary definition of INTERNMENT

[noncount]

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the act of putting someone in a prison for political reasons or during a war

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the act of interning someone

• protesting the government's internment of citizens without evidence of wrongdoing

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the state of being interned

• trying to escape internment

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— sometimes used before another noun

• internment camps

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