Meaning & use
internment
The imprisonment or confinement of a person or group, typically for political or wartime reasons, without a criminal trial.
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Thousands of Japanese Americans were forced into internment camps during World War II.
The wartime internment of foreign nationals remains a controversial chapter in the country's history.
A note on using this word
Distinct from ordinary imprisonment because it does not follow a criminal conviction and often targets a whole group.
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