Definition

Noun: A secure facility where people are detained, typically under armed guard, without a trial or due process. This term most commonly refers to camps used to confine prisoners of war or specific ethnic, political, or national groups during times of conflict or tension.

Usage

The term "internment camp" describes a place of forced confinement. It is a formal and historical term, often carrying connotations of injustice and mass detention. * During World War II, thousands of Japanese Americans were held in internment camps. * The government established an internment camp for prisoners captured during the conflict. * Historians study the conditions within the internment camp.

Advanced Usage

• "to be placed/sent to an internment camp": This phrase describes the action of being forcibly moved into such a camp.
  • The entire population of the village was sent to an internment camp.
• The term is often used in historical, legal, and human rights contexts to discuss policies of mass detention.

Variants and Related Words

• Internment (n): The state or process of being confined as an internee; the policy of detaining people.
  • The internment of civilians during wartime is a controversial issue.
• Interm (v): To confine or imprison, especially in an internment camp.
  • The authorities decided to intern all foreign nationals.
• Internee (n): A person who is interned.
  • The internees were held for the duration of the war.

Synonyms

• Detention camp: A camp where people are held in custody.
• Prisoner-of-war camp (POW camp): A specific type of internment camp for captured military personnel.

Related Phrases

• Concentration camp: A camp where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or persecuted minorities, are detained under harsh conditions. (Note: This term is historically specific and often carries a more severe connotation than "internment camp.")

Noun

1. a camp for prisoners of war