Antonyms for internment


Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-turn-muh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtɜrn mənt


Definition of internment

Origin :
  • 1870, from intern (v.) + -ment. Cf. French internement. Internment camp is attested from 1916.
  • As in captivity : noun physical detention by force
  • As in confinement : noun imprisonment; restriction
  • As in detention : noun confinement, imprisonment
Example sentences :
  • The only place you can be safe is an English internment camp.
  • Extract from : « Tam O' The Scoots » by Edgar Wallace
  • It was used as a place of internment for deportees from Egypt.
  • Extract from : « The Annual Register 1914 » by Anonymous
  • The internment of alien enemies was preliminary to a sifting process.
  • Extract from : « The Annual Register 1914 » by Anonymous
  • A cleverly written description of a young English officer's internment as a prisoner of war in Germany.
  • Extract from : « A Kut Prisoner » by H. C. W. Bishop
  • With the internment of Mrs. Annie Besant it sounded a new note—a note inspired by an ardent love of humanity.
  • Extract from : « Chitta Ranjan » by Sukumar Ranjan Das
  • Every order of internment is a protest against the redemption of that promise and the fulfilment of that hope.
  • Extract from : « Chitta Ranjan » by Sukumar Ranjan Das
  • They were now awaiting the arrival of the internment papers from Washington; when these came she would be taken away.
  • Extract from : « The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit » by Hildegard G. Frey
  • In the repatriation and internment of prisoners under Articles 1-5 only men in sound health are to be counted.
  • Extract from : « New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol. 8, Pt. 2, No. 1, July 1918 » by Various
  • The civilians interned in Switzerland at the moment when this agreement goes into effect will be freed from internment.
  • Extract from : « New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol. 8, Pt. 2, No. 1, July 1918 » by Various
  • Government had investigated his activities; Government had found nothing for which to order his internment as an enemy alien.
  • Extract from : « The Crimson Tide » by Robert W. Chambers

Synonyms for internment

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