internment

Definition of Internment in English :

1. internment

confinement during wartime

2. imprisonment, internment

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Internment

noun

a.

the act of interning or state of being interned, esp of enemy citizens in wartime or of terrorism suspects

b.

(as modifier)

an internment camp

noun

an interning or being interned

n.

1. The act of interning or confining, especially in wartime.

2. The state of being interned; confinement.