internment

English Thesaurus

1. placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law (noun.act)

hypernym	:	seizure,
definition	:	the taking possession of something by legal process (noun.act)

hyponym	:	drug bust, drugs bust,
definition	:	seizure of illegal drugs by the police (noun.act)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)

2. the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	confinement,
definition	:	the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them (noun.act)

hyponym	:	lockdown,
definition	:	the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	false imprisonment,
definition	:	(law) confinement without legal authority (noun.act)

hyponym	:	custody,
definition	:	holding by the police (noun.act)

3. confinement during wartime (noun.state)

hypernym	:	captivity, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration,
definition	:	the state of being imprisoned (noun.state)

4. placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law (noun.act)

derivation	:	pound, pound up,
definition	:	shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits (verb.contact)

derivation	:	attach, confiscate, impound, seize, sequester,
definition	:	take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority (verb.possession)

5. the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) (noun.act)

derivation	:	gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand,
definition	:	lock up or confine, in or as in a jail (verb.social)

derivation	:	intern, intern,
definition	:	deprive of freedom (verb.social)

6. placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law (noun.act)

derivation	:	pound, pound up,
definition	:	shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits (verb.contact)

derivation	:	attach, confiscate, impound, seize, sequester,
definition	:	take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority (verb.possession)

7. the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) (noun.act)

derivation	:	gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand,
definition	:	lock up or confine, in or as in a jail (verb.social)

derivation	:	intern, intern,
definition	:	deprive of freedom (verb.social)