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internment

in·tern·ment

UK/ɪnˈtɜːnmənt/ US/ɪnˈtɝnmənt/ uncommon

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the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)

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3.

placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law

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Origin

From intern + -ment.

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