Internment
/ɪnˈtɝnmənt/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state of being imprisoned, usually without trial. countable, uncountable
"Policies that favor criminalization and internment are promoted over support for social transformation and equity."
- 2 placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law wordnet
- 3 the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) wordnet
- 4 confinement during wartime wordnet
Example
More examples"The result was my internment in Villete."
Etymology
From intern + -ment.