Noun: internment in'turn-munt
- The act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
"The internment of civilians during wartime was controversial";
- imprisonment
- Confinement during wartime
"The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II remains a controversial chapter in U.S. history"
- (law) placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
"The court ordered internment of the disputed assets";
- impoundment, impounding, poundage
Derived forms: internments
Type of: captivity, confinement, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, seizure
Encyclopedia: Internment