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English noun: internment | |||
| 1. | internment (state) confinement during wartime | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | captivity, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration | ||
| 2. | internment (act) the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) | ||
| Synonyms | imprisonment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | confinement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | custody, false imprisonment, lockdown | ||
| 3. | internment (act) placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law | ||
| Synonyms | impounding, impoundment, poundage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | seizure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | drug bust, drugs bust | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
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