internment
🇺🇸
/ɪnˈtɜːrnmənt/
🇬🇧
/ɪnˈtɜːnmənt/
noun
R
When someone is put in a special place by the government because they think that person might be a danger, but the person hasn't done anything wrong yet.
During the war, many people faced internment without being charged with a crime.
translation
When someone is put in a special place by the government because they think that person might be a danger, but the person hasn't done anything wrong yet.
Word Forms
Plural
internments