Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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internment | Yes | No | No | No |
confinement | Yes | No | No | No |
internment (noun) | confinement (noun) |
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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 |