as in prisoners
one that has been taken and held in confinement
all internees were released upon the cessation of hostilities
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Recent Examples of internees
Strausfeld, like many internees, was taken to the Isle of Man, off the northwest coast of England.
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
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prisoners
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Most of these prisoners had committed relatively minor offenses like petty theft, but because of prison overcrowding in Great Britain, they were transferred to Australia to do manual labor like building roads, farming, construction, etc.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 May 2026
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Six Hawaiian prisoners were indicted last year in the May 2024 homicide of another prisoner, with five of the men being charged with first-degree murder, the news outlet reported.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
29 May 2026
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“Internees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/internees. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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