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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 10 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 36% | 11 | Imprisonment or detention against one's will | |
3 | 24% | 9 | Imprisonment causes, it's said, Jack strain | |
Detention Imprisonment Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "INTERNMENT" which means:
- noun
- • Confinement during wartime
- • The act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
- • Placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
An example sentence would be:
- • "During world war ii, many japanese americans were subjected to internment in the united states."
- • "The internment of german prisoners of war was common in the uk during both world wars."
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