Internment
[in-turn-muh nt] /ɪnˈtɜrn mənt/
noun
1.
an act or instance of .
2.
the state of being ; confinement.
/ɪnˈtɜːnmənt/
noun
1.
n.
1870, from intern (v.) + -ment. Cf. French internement. Internment camp is attested from 1916.
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