internment

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Third, the military collapse of the caliphate 10 years ago didn’t result only in its territorial disappearance; it also led to the internment of several thousand jihadists fanatical to the point of madness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

The demonstration was a protest against the policy of internment – imprisoning people without trial – which had been put in place following three years of violence.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

I’m not sure I knew internment had happened, or understood its scale, before I reached adulthood.

From Salon • Jul. 6, 2025

Today, under the law of war, civilians are supposed to have protections, including against citizenship- or identity-based detentions or internment, as well as against forced repatriation.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2025

The obelisk— built in 1943—and the gatehouses are all that have survived intact from internment days.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston