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internamiento

internment, confinement

noun een-tehr-nah-MYEN-toh Rare
People & Society Law

Also means

hospitalization

Usage Note

Internamiento refers to the act of confining someone, whether in a detention centre, psychiatric facility, or hospital. It derives from internar ('to intern, to admit') and is more formal than a simple hospital stay — it implies restricted movement. In legal contexts it often appears as internamiento preventivo ('preventive detention').

Examples

"El internamiento duró tres semanas."

Natural Translation

The confinement lasted three weeks.

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