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internment vs incarceration

incarceration vs internment

internment and incarceration both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
internment Yes No No No
incarceration Yes No No No
As nouns, incarceration is a hypernym of internment; that is, incarceration is a word with a broader meaning than internment:
  • internment: confinement during wartime
  • incarceration: the state of being imprisoned
Other hypernyms of internment include captivity, immurement, imprisonment.
internment (noun) incarceration (noun)
the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) the state of being imprisoned
placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
confinement during wartime
Difference between internment and incarceration

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