Definition of INTERNMENT

internment

Plural: internments

Noun

  • confinement during wartime
  • the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
  • placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
  • The state of being imprisoned, usually without trial.

Origin / Etymology

From intern + -ment.

Scrabble Score: 12

internment: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
internment: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
internment: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

internment: valid Words With Friends Word