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custody vs internment

internment vs custody

custody and internment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
custody Yes No No No
internment Yes No No No
As nouns, internment is a hypernym of custody; that is, internment is a word with a broader meaning than custody:
  • custody: holding by the police
  • internment: the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
Other hypernyms of custody include imprisonment.
custody (noun) internment (noun)
holding by the police the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
(with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
a state of being confined (usually for a short time) confinement during wartime
Difference between custody and internment

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