as in captivity
the act of confining or the state of being confined
the internment of Americans of Japanese descent during World War II is one of the more shameful chapters in United States history
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Recent Examples of internment
While the Alien Enemies Act was used to justify detaining Japanese nationals during the war, Vladeck notes that the more sweeping internment orders also targeting U.S. citizens were enacted without any statute justifying the move.
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Alison Durkee, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The film takes viewers inside a detention center in Xinjiang, China, the western province where the government has carried out what is likely the largest internment of ethnic and religious minorities since the Second World War.
—The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2024
Japanese Americans enlisted despite their racist and unjust internment during World War II.
—Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2024
Trump’s invoking of the Alien Enemies Act has been decried by Democrats and in the media, with critics claiming the ex-president is using the same law that was used to justify Japanese internment camps during World War II.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Alison Durkee, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The film takes viewers inside a detention center in Xinjiang, China, the western province where the government has carried out what is likely the largest internment of ethnic and religious minorities since the Second World War.
—The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2024
Japanese Americans enlisted despite their racist and unjust internment during World War II.
—Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2024
Trump’s invoking of the Alien Enemies Act has been decried by Democrats and in the media, with critics claiming the ex-president is using the same law that was used to justify Japanese internment camps during World War II.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for internment
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This cub will likely stay in captivity due to its condition, according to officials.John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
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Petro Yatsenko, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Coordination Center for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, said in a statement that some 25 Ukrainian journalists were being held in Russian captivity, and several others are considered missing.Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
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Breslin ran on a platform focused on reducing violent crime and reducing incarceration for nonviolent offenders with substance abuse and mental health issues.Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
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Finally, Proposition 36 in California would increase penalties for drug possession and low-level theft, repealing parts of a 2014 ballot measure that reclassified these felonies as misdemeanors in an effort to reduce incarceration.Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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One of the those calculation is stated as being when a person is eligible for home confinement.Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Richard Lowell Jones was sentenced to three years’ probation, with the first six months on home confinement, as well as restitution to the city of 8,500 totaling $27,232.70.Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024
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Jay Johnston was sentenced on October 28 to one year and one day in prison for his involvement in January 6.Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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If convicted, the punishment is life in prison without the possibility of parole.Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Internment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/internment. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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