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imprisonment vs internment

internment vs imprisonment

imprisonment and internment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
imprisonment Yes No No No
internment Yes No No No
As nouns, imprisonment and internment are synonyms defined as:
  • imprisonment and internment: the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
As nouns, internment is a hyponym of imprisonment; that is, internment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than imprisonment:
  • imprisonment: the state of being imprisoned
  • internment: confinement during wartime
Other hyponyms of imprisonment include durance, life imprisonment.
imprisonment (noun) internment (noun)
the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
the state of being imprisoned confinement during wartime
Difference between imprisonment and internment

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