internment

in·tern·ment  (n-tûrnmnt)

n.

1. The act of interning or confining, especially in wartime.

2. The state of being interned; confinement.

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internment [ɪnˈtɜːnmənt]

n

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy)

a.  the act of interning or state of being interned, esp of enemy citizens in wartime or of terrorism suspects

b.  (as modifier) an internment camp

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	internment - confinement during wartime captivity, immurement, incarceration, imprisonment - the state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"
	2.	internment - the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) imprisonment confinement - the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them lockdown - the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot) false imprisonment - (law) confinement without legal authority custody - holding by the police; "the suspect is in custody"
	3.	internment - placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law impounding, impoundment, poundage seizure - the taking possession of something by legal process drug bust, drugs bust - seizure of illegal drugs by the police law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

Translations

internment [ɪnˈtɜːnmənt]

A. N → internamiento m

B. CPD internment camp N → campo m de internamiento

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internment [ɪnˈtɜː^rnmənt] n → internement m

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internment

n → Internierung f; internment camp → Internierungslager nt

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internment [ɪnˈtɜːnmənt] n → internamento

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internment [ɪnˈtɜːnmənt] n → internamento

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