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- Dictionaryinternment/ɪnˈtəːnm(ə)nt/
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- 1. the state of being confined as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons: "he was threatened with internment in a concentration camp"
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Internment is the imprisonment of people, commonly in large groups, without charges or intent to file charges. The term is especially used for the confinement "of enemy citizens in wartime or of terrorism suspects". Thus, while it can simply mean imprisonment, it tends to refer to preventive confinement rather than confinement after having been convicted of some crime. Use of these terms is subjec... Wikipedia