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internment

noun

Placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law

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Word length
10
Starts with
I
Ends with
T
Contains
NT
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
C1

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Pronunciation

ɪnˈtɝnmənt

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noun

  1. Placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law

noun

  1. The act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)

noun

  1. Confinement during wartime

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