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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)


Synonymsimprisonment


Broader (hypernym)confinement


Narrower (hyponym)custody, false imprisonment, lockdown

3. internment (act) placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law


Synonymsimpounding, impoundment, poundage


Broader (hypernym)seizure


Narrower (hyponym)drug bust, drugs bust


Domain categoryjurisprudence, law









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