internment
1. [ noun ] (law) the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
Synonyms: imprisonment
Related terms: confinement false_imprisonment custody lockdown intern
2. [ noun ] confinement during wartime
Related terms: captivity intern
3. [ noun ] (law) placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
Synonyms: impounding poundage impoundment
Related terms: seizure drug_bust law impound
Similar spelling:   interment
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