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- 1. the state of being confined as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons: "he was threatened with internment in a concentration camp"
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INTERNMENT definition: 1. the act of putting someone in prison for political or military reasons, especially during a war…. Learn more.
- English (US)
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The meaning of INTERNMENT is the act of interning someone or the state of being interned. How to use internment in a sentence.
Internment definition: an act or instance of interning, or confining a person or ship to prescribed limits during wartime. See examples of INTERNMENT used in a sentence.
Internment is the imprisonment of people, commonly in large groups, without charges or intent to file charges. The term is especially used for the confinement "of enemy citizens in wartime or of terrorism suspects".
INTERNMENT meaning: 1. the act of putting someone in prison for political or military reasons, especially during a war…. Learn more.
noun. 1. an act or instance of interning. 2. the state of being interned; confinement. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
noun. /ɪnˈtɜːnmənt/ /ɪnˈtɜːrnmənt/ [uncountable, countable] the act of putting somebody in prison during a war or for political reasons, although they have not been charged with a crime. the internment of suspected terrorists. the purges, deportations and internments of the 1930s. internment camps. Take your English to the next level.