internering

Definitions of internering
  1. noun
    the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
    synonyms: celstraf, gevangenisstraf, gijzeling, hechtenis, vrijheidsstraf
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    types:
    arrest, bewaring, hechtenis, voorarrest
    holding by the police
    type of:
    celstraf, detentie, gevangenisstraf, hechtenis, voorarrest, vrijheidsstraf
    the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
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