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
David and Benji’s grandmother had somehow survived internment in that camp, later emigrating to the United States.
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TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
The challenge will be to find workers to take the jobs left behind by undocumented immigrants incarcerated in internment camps awaiting return to their home countries, or more likely, in limbo unable to return home nor to return to work given the policy implemented to try to remove them.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Chinese officials there have been accused of detaining as many as 1 million people in internment camps, which Beijing insists were reeducation camps.
—Billal Rahman, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Kika Matos, the president of the National Immigration Law Center, said advocates are preparing for military mobilization, internment camps, threats to sanctuary cities and states, the repeal of birthright citizenship and an end to undocumented students’ right to a free public education.
—Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 19 Nov. 2024
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TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
The challenge will be to find workers to take the jobs left behind by undocumented immigrants incarcerated in internment camps awaiting return to their home countries, or more likely, in limbo unable to return home nor to return to work given the policy implemented to try to remove them.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Chinese officials there have been accused of detaining as many as 1 million people in internment camps, which Beijing insists were reeducation camps.
—Billal Rahman, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Kika Matos, the president of the National Immigration Law Center, said advocates are preparing for military mobilization, internment camps, threats to sanctuary cities and states, the repeal of birthright citizenship and an end to undocumented students’ right to a free public education.
—Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for internment
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Pete Travis Timmerman, 29, from Urbana, Mo., emerged after months of captivity in an online video, which some mistakenly believed showed Austin Tice, a journalist who went missing in the country over a decade ago.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
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The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday issued a sweeping demand that Israel and Hamas reach a cease-fire agreement and that all hostages be freed from captivity.Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Thousands of prisoners have now been freed, many after decades of incarceration in brutal conditions.Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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On another wall were carved prisoners’ names, birthplaces and dates of incarceration.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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That group should start with the nearly 1,500 prisoners who are currently on home confinement under the CARES Act.Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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He is being held in pretrial confinement and is awaiting a preliminary hearing.CBS News, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Two others involved in the scheme, one living in Nebraska, and the other in California, were sentenced to roughly two years in prison for their roles.Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
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In 1956, Reich was charged with contempt for violating the injunction and sentenced to two years in prison.Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Internment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/internment. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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