| NOUN | state | internment | confinement during wartime |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | internment, imprisonment | the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) | |
| act | internment, impoundment, impounding, poundage | placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law |
| Sounds | ihnter'nmahnt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | confinement during wartime. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | captivity, imprisonment, incarceration, immurement | The state of being imprisoned |
| Spanish | internamiento | |
| Catalan | internació, internament | |
| Verbs | intern | deprive of freedom |
| Meaning | The act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | imprisonment | |
| Narrower | custody | holding by the police |
| false imprisonment | (law) confinement without legal authority | |
| lockdown | The act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot) | |
| Broader | confinement | The act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them |
| Spanish | encarcelamiento, reclusión | |
| Catalan | empresonament | |
| Verbs | intern | deprive of freedom |
| Meaning | placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | impoundment, impounding, poundage | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Narrower | drug bust, drugs bust | seizure of illegal drugs by the police |
| Broader | seizure | The taking possession of something by legal process |
| Spanish | confiscación, embargo, inmovilización | |
| Catalan | confiscació, embarg | |
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