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internment

[in-turn-muhnt] / ɪnˈtɜrn mənt /
NOUN
captivity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bondage confinement custody imprisonment incarceration slavery
STRONG
committal constraint durance duress enslavement enthrallment entombment impoundment jail limbo restraint serfdom servitude subjection thralldom vassalage
Antonyms
STRONGEST
freedom liberation liberty
WEAK
independence license
NOUN
confinement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
custody detention incarceration jail repression
STRONG
bonds bounds check circumscription coercion constraint control cramp curb delimitation keeping limitation safekeeping trammels
WEAK
bounding constrainment immuration
Antonyms
STRONGEST
freedom liberation liberty
STRONG
allowance permission
NOUN
detention
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrest custody delay incarceration quarantine
STRONG
apprehension bust detainment hindrance immurement impediment pen pickup pinch restraint retention withholding
WEAK
arrestation holding back holding pen keeping in nab time up the river
Antonyms
STRONG
aid assistance help
WEAK
freedom liberation release

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In 1942 he entered one of the government’s Japanese internment camps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Before their internment, most of them came from poverty or jail before being enticed, or tricked, into fighting for Russia as mercenaries or on the promise of release from prison.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

I’m not sure I knew internment had happened, or understood its scale, before I reached adulthood.

From Salon • Jul. 6, 2025

Mr Gallagher reminded the court that Mr Adams was released from internment without trial to attend peace talks with the British government in 1972.

From BBC • May 6, 2025

Even among my brothers and sisters, we seldom discussed the internment.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

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