as in captivity
the act of confining or the state of being confined
the internment of Americans of Japanese descent during World War II is one of the more shameful chapters in United States history
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Recent Examples of internment
The bulk of the more than 100,000 Japanese Americans who were placed in internment camps during the war were U.S. citizens, detained under different legal grounds.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
Though thousands were detained in Japanese internment camps following the attack of Pearl Harbor, this did not fall under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as many of those held in the camps were American citizens, according to the Truman Library.
—Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
It was most famously used during World War II to help justify Japanese internment.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
The wartime act has been invoked only three times, including to justify Japanese internment during World War II.
—Mneesha Gellman, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
Though thousands were detained in Japanese internment camps following the attack of Pearl Harbor, this did not fall under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as many of those held in the camps were American citizens, according to the Truman Library.
—Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
It was most famously used during World War II to help justify Japanese internment.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
The wartime act has been invoked only three times, including to justify Japanese internment during World War II.
—Mneesha Gellman, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for internment
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It’s been just over eight months since the Jamaican dancehall legend was freed from captivity after serving 13 years behind bars for a murder conviction that was overturned on appeal in March 2024.—
Rob Kenner,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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A little more than 200 red wolves live in captivity, but fewer than 20 exist in the wild — all in a rural five-county section of northeastern North Carolina.—
Zachery Eanes,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
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Even more experience abuse leading up to their incarceration.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The gang started as an organizing structure for men imprisoned during a period of mass incarceration that began under former President Hugo Chavez, Hanson told USA TODAY.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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And so, Diana stayed behind, idly waiting out her period of confinement while the museum was rebuilt around her.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Top executives settled as well, including one who was sentenced to home confinement as part of a criminal plea deal.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
19 Mar. 2025
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His lawyers said Mahdi's original attorneys put on a shallow case trying to spare his life that didn't call on relatives, teachers or others who knew him and ignored the impact of months spent in solitary confinement in prison as a teen.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Alexander Smirnov was sentenced to six years in prison in January after pleading guilty to lying to his FBI handler about the Biden family's ties to a Ukrainian energy company -- in addition to a series of unrelated tax fraud charges.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Internment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/internment. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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