Difference between Imprisonment and Internment

What is the difference between Imprisonment and Internment?

Imprisonment as a noun is a confinement in a place, especially a prison. while Internment as a noun is confinement within narrow limits, as of foreign troops, to the interior of a country.

Imprisonment

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A confinement in a place, especially a prison.

Example sentence: Fashion should be a form of escapism, and not a form of imprisonment.

Internment

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Confinement within narrow limits, as of foreign troops, to the interior of a country.

Example sentence: I have two passions in my life. One is to raise the awareness of the internment of Japanese-American citizens. My other passion is the theater. And I've been able to wed the two passions.

We hope you now know whether to use Imprisonment or Internment in your sentence.

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