internment (Meaning)
internment (n)
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
internment (n.)
Confinement within narrow limits, -- as of foreign troops, to the interior of a country.
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During times of war, internment camps were established to detain individuals considered a threat to national security.
The internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II remains a dark chapter in American history.
Civil liberties were suspended for those subjected to internment, leading to widespread injustice and discrimination.
The internment policy targeted specific ethnic groups based on suspicion rather than individual wrongdoing.
