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# internment

noun (internment — usually uncountable)

«internment» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Keeping people locked up or held in a place, often during a war, without a normal trial. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/internment/#m1)
2. The place or time when people are held in this way (an internment camp). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/internment/#m2)

### In the lessons

Mostly in history lessons: in wars, some governments held people from enemy countries in internment camps. It is a serious, sad word about people losing their freedom unfairly. Phrases: internment camp, wartime internment, held in internment.

### Examples

- During the war, many families were sent to internment camps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/internment/#x1)
- Internment means being held without a fair trial. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/internment/#x2)
- The museum tells the story of the internment of local fishermen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/internment/#x3)
- Her grandfather wrote a diary about his internment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/internment/#x4)
- Many people now say the internment was unfair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/internment/#x5)
- Internment is different from prison after a court case. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/internment/#x6)

### Note

Usually uncountable. Verb: intern (to hold someone this way). Do not confuse with "internship" (a work-learning job) or "interment" (one n, a formal word for burial). Spelling: intern-ment, with n before m.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «internment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/internment/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«internment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/internment.html) on Mova free.