2. Confining within a country for the duration of a war; -- usually of citizens of a hostile power. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
internment — (n.) 1870, from INTERN (Cf. intern) (v.) + MENT (Cf. ment). Cf. Fr. internement. Internment camp is attested from 1916 … Etymology dictionary
internment — I noun apprehension, arrest, bondage, captivity, confinement, constraint, custody, detention, durance, immuration, immurement, impoundment, imprisonment, imprisonment term, incarceration, preventive custody II index apprehension (act of… … Law dictionary
internment — [in tʉrn′mənt] n. an interning or being interned … English World dictionary
Internment — Not to be confused with Interment or Internship. This article is about the usage and history of the terms concentration camp, internment camp and internment. For a listing of individual camps, see List of concentration and internment camps.… … Wikipedia
internment — [[t]ɪntɜ͟ː(r)nmənt[/t]] N UNCOUNT Internment is the practice of putting people in prison for political reasons. They called for the return of internment without trial for terrorists. ...internment camps for dissidents … English dictionary
internment — UK [ɪnˈtɜː(r)nmənt] / US [ɪnˈtɜrnmənt] noun Word forms internment : singular internment plural internments 1) [uncountable] the act of putting someone in a prison without officially accusing them of a crime, especially when this is done for… … English dictionary
internment — interment, internment Interment means ‘the burial of a corpse’, whereas internment means ‘the confinement of aliens in time of war’. See also inter, intern … Modern English usage
internment — noun Internment is used before these nouns: ↑camp … Collocations dictionary
internment — in|tern|ment [ınˈtə:nmənt US ə:r ] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: INTERN1] [U] the practice of keeping people in prison during a war or for political reasons, without charging them with a crime →↑intern ▪ an internment camp … Dictionary of contemporary English
internment — intern ► NOUN (also interne) chiefly N. Amer. 1) a recent medical graduate receiving supervised training in a hospital and acting as an assistant physician or surgeon. 2) a student or trainee who does a job to gain work experience or for a… … English terms dictionary
