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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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“Internment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/internment. Accessed 27 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of internment was in 1850
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