to look up the word internment
2006-10-23 08:29:24 · 10 answers · asked by Taja M 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
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2006-10-23 08:31:11 · answer #1 · answered by N/A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
noun
1. an act or instance of interning.
2. the state of being interned; confinement.
1.The act of interning or confining, especially in wartime.
2.The state of being interned; confinement.
n 1: confinement during wartime 2: the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) [syn: imprisonment] 3: placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law [syn: impoundment, impounding, poundage]
2006-10-23 08:32:35 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wikopedia.com however internment is simply the burying or sealing up of a dead person
2006-10-23 08:40:14 · answer #3 · answered by tigerlilliebuick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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To confine or impound especially during a war
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Confinement within narrow limits, as of foreign troops, to the interior of a country.
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1. an act or instance of interning.
2. the state of being interned; confinement.
American Heritage Dictionary
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The act of interning or confining, especially in wartime.
The state of being interned; confinement.
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1: confinement during wartime
2: the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) [syn: imprisonment]
3: placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law [syn: impoundment, impounding, poundage]
Oxford Concise Dictionary
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verb /ntn; NAmE ntrn/ [vn] [often passive] ~ sb (in sth) to put sb in prison during a war or for political reasons, although they have not been charged with a crime—see also internee
in•tern•ment /ntnmnt; NAmE trn/ noun [U]: the internment of suspected terrorists internment camps
noun (also in•terne) /ntn; NAmE ntrn/ (NAmE)
1 an advanced student of medicine, whose training is nearly finished and who is working in a hospital to get further practical experience: Interns and residents at the hospital are working 12-hour shifts.—compare house officer
2 a student or new graduate who is getting practical experience in a job, for example during the summer holiday/vacation: a summer intern at a law firm—see also internship
Chamber's 21st Century Dictionary
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internment noun the act or process of interning or the state of being interned.
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internment
n 1: confinement during wartime
2: the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a
prison) [syn: imprisonment]
3: placing private property in the custody of an officer of the
law [syn: impoundment, impounding, poundage]
2006-10-23 08:49:02 · answer #4 · answered by Chris C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-23 08:31:13 · answer #5 · answered by rigelbright 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-23 08:39:48 · answer #6 · answered by wilsonmj1123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-23 08:36:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-23 08:31:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-23 08:31:12 · answer #9 · answered by Bill P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-23 08:31:15 · answer #10 · answered by Justin V 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋