in‧tern‧ment /ɪnˈtɜːnmənt $ -ɜːr-/
noun[
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: ⇒ intern1]
[uncountable] the practice of keeping people in prison during a war or for political reasons, without charging them with a crime ⇒
intern:
an internment camp [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲