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
Doris Matsui's ads recount her own compelling life story — born in a Japanese internment camp during World War II.
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Steve Large,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
The Tule Lake Segregation Center in Modoc County, California, is a national monument dedicated to the Japanese Americans who were held at this concentration camp as part of Japanese internment during World War II; only 37 of the site’s 1,100 acres are currently protected.
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Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
20 May 2026
Among the most painful letters are those between Scheidt’s father and his brother, who would also spend time in internment camps.
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Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
The few works in the show depicting Stojka’s experiences before and after internment capture the particularity of Romani life.
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Ben Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Steve Large,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
The Tule Lake Segregation Center in Modoc County, California, is a national monument dedicated to the Japanese Americans who were held at this concentration camp as part of Japanese internment during World War II; only 37 of the site’s 1,100 acres are currently protected.
—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
20 May 2026
Among the most painful letters are those between Scheidt’s father and his brother, who would also spend time in internment camps.
—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
The few works in the show depicting Stojka’s experiences before and after internment capture the particularity of Romani life.
—
Ben Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for internment
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When the Spanish settlers decamped for Cuba in 1763 after ceding Florida to the English, the few surviving Tequesta, their numbers decimated by 200 years of captivity and slavery, conflict and ill treatment, are believed to have departed with them.
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Today, 160 servicemembers were released from captivity.
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In the movie Invictus, Nelson Mandela refers to the poem by the same name as something that sustained him during his 27 years of incarceration.
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Layne’s group has pushed county leaders to fund a continuous drug addiction treatment program, expanding access for those who need it both during and after incarceration.
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But after his imprisonment, Lilburne’s Proposition became the defining cause of the radical Leveller movement, which subsequently dedicated itself to unlocking all of the revolutionary possibilities lurking in the word equal.
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Badea, who was involved in the conspiracy for less time, was handed eight years’ imprisonment.
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In May, they were convicted of first-degree murder, as well as additional charges of confinement, assault with a weapon and failing to provide the necessaries of life.
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Prosecutors in the case argued the one-year sentence is not enough, saying he should have been committed to state prison and received a longer period of confinement.
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The pair, who were detained in March, had already spent four months in prison prior to the punishment, which ultimately reduced their sentence from 25 lashes to 21, the AP said.
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Taylor, 30, now faces a potential sentence of life in prison.
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“Internment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/internment. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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