internment

ɪnˈtɜːnmənt
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Translation of internment into German

Noun

1.

war

confinement during wartime
Kriegsinternierung Kriegsgefangenschaft f
  • The internment of civilians was widespread during the conflict..Die Internierung von Zivilisten war während des Konflikts weit verbreitet
2.

imprisonment

state of being imprisoned without trial
  • The internment of civilians was widely criticized.Die Internierung von Zivilisten wurde weithin kritisiert.
3.

political imprisonment

practice of imprisoning people for political reasons
  • The regime's internment of dissidents drew international condemnation.Die Internierung von Dissidenten durch das Regime zog internationale Verurteilung nach sich.
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Expressions with internment: examples in English and translations in German

Internierungslager
Many families were sent to the internment camp during the war.

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Examples of internment in a sentence

  • Internment camps were established during the war.
  • The internment during the war lasted for years.
  • Internment camps were set up in remote areas.
  • Internment camps were set up during the war.
  • The internment of political prisoners lasted for years.

Translations of "internment" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dieInternierungnf.

Faulkner claimed to be a reluctant convert to the idea of internment.

Faulkner behauptete, er sei nur ungern zur Idee der Internierung konvertiert.

dieInhaftierungnf.

Gentlemen, I was arrested, and during my internment I experienced things such as we, the Gestapo, have been accused of.

Meine Herren, ich wurde festgenommen, und während meiner Inhaftierung habe ich Dinge erlebt, deren man uns, die Gestapo, anklagt.

dieGefangenschaftnf.

Wrongs being done to Japanese Americans through their internment in relocation camps were being overlooked, for example.

Verbrechen an japanischen Amerikanern während ihrer Gefangenschaft in Relocation Camps wurden beispielsweise unter den Teppich gekehrt.

dieKriegsgefangenschaftnf.

After his release from internment in 1945 he returned to England.

Nach der Entlassung aus der Kriegsgefangenschaft 1945 ging er zurück nach England.

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internment: Examples and translations in context

No one would think less of you now if you accepted internment.

Keiner denkt abschätzig über dich, wenn du Internierung akzeptierst.

At a later stage they were also used for documenting the internment.

Später wurden sie zudem für die Dokumentation der Internierung herangezogen.

Many patients experienced their internment as a loss of meaning, a chaos.

Viele Patienten haben die Internierung als Verlust allen Sinns, als Chaos erlebt.

Poor planning and implementation led to internment having the opposite effect.

Eine schlechte Planung und Umsetzung führte zu einer Internierung mit dem gegenteiligen Effekt.

My brother was released from internment after nine months.

Mein Bruder wurde nach neun Monaten aus der Internierung entlassen.

Their detention was now more like an internment with comforts.

Die Haft glich nun eher einer Internierung mit Annehmlichkeiten.

In order to be successful the process of re-socialisation must begin with the internment and be pursued beyond the term of imprisonment.

Der Prozess der Resozialisierung muss mit der Inhaftierung beginnen und über die Haftstrafe hinaus fortgeführt werden, um erfolgreich zu sein.

confinement; imprisonment; internment; penitention; prison sentence; prison term; solitary confinement

Freiheitsentzug; Freiheitsstrafe; Gefangenhaltung; Gefangenschaft; Gefängnis; Strafgefängnis; Strafvollzugsanstalt; Zuchthaus

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internment camp
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