as in captivity
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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Recent Examples of internment
To Shibutani, who had spent the war imprisoned in a Japanese internment camp in California, rumor was more of a verb than a noun, a collective process of making sense of the world.
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science.org, 30 Oct. 2024
The exhibit also covers the internment of Japanese Americans in the U.S. during World War II.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
While the Alien Enemies Act was used to justify detaining Japanese nationals during the war, Vladeck notes that the more sweeping internment orders also targeting U.S. citizens were enacted without any statute justifying the move.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The film takes viewers inside a detention center in Xinjiang, China, the western province where the government has carried out what is likely the largest internment of ethnic and religious minorities since the Second World War.
—The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2024
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science.org, 30 Oct. 2024
The exhibit also covers the internment of Japanese Americans in the U.S. during World War II.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
While the Alien Enemies Act was used to justify detaining Japanese nationals during the war, Vladeck notes that the more sweeping internment orders also targeting U.S. citizens were enacted without any statute justifying the move.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The film takes viewers inside a detention center in Xinjiang, China, the western province where the government has carried out what is likely the largest internment of ethnic and religious minorities since the Second World War.
—The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2024
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Winning the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, the second of Chan-wook’s vengeance trilogy finds Choi Min-sik as a drunkard who’s mysteriously imprisoned for 15 years, only to be unceremoniously released from captivity to discover what his past sins resulted in.Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 28 Oct. 2024
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The animal was weak and dehydrated when another bystander took it to the wildlife hospital operated by the Bird Alliance of Oregon, leading experts to suppose the fox had accidentally escaped from captivity or been dumped by people who kept her illegally.Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
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Price’s speech drew the curtains on a historic bid to reimagine the East Bay’s criminal justice system, one that sought to correct for the nation’s legacy of mass incarceration that disproportionately affected Black residents and communities of color.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
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And in 2022, Chesa Boudin, who advocated for restorative justice and ending mass incarceration, was ousted as San Francisco’s district attorney in a recall.Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The dean, Marilyn Flynn, was sentenced to 18 months of home confinement after pleading guilty to one count of bribery.Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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Navalny details the final years of his life spent in confinement, and implores the Russian people to resist Putin’s regime.Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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Another suspect, Gary Howard Oliva, who spent eight years in prison on child pornography charges, was first named as a person of interest in a 2002 episode of the CBS show 48 Hours Investigates.Emily Blackwood, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Trump's conviction carries a penalty of up to four years in prison, though first-time offenders normally receive lesser sentences.Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Internment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/internment. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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