internment
internment · internments
Internierung
The state of being imprisoned, usually without trialThe state of being imprisoned, usually without trial.
UK/ɪnˈtɜːnmənt/US/ɪnˈtɝnmənt/
» The result was my internment in Villete.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being imprisoned, usually without trial.
Internierung
More definitions
- confinement during wartime
- the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
- placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
Examples
1 sentencesThe result was my internment in Villete.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
confinement within narrow limits to the interior of a country:
Forms
plural: internments| Singular | internment |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison):imprisonment
- placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law:impoundmentimpoundingpoundage
Word family
3 related wordsDerivedinternment camp
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable