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internment vs confinement

confinement vs internment

internment and confinement both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
internment Yes No No No
confinement Yes No No No
As nouns, confinement is a hypernym of internment; that is, confinement is a word with a broader meaning than internment:
  • internment: the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
  • confinement: the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
internment (noun) confinement (noun)
the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
confinement during wartime the state of being confined
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
Difference between internment and confinement

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