Internment and Manumission

Internment

Internment noun - The act of confining or the state of being confined.
Usage example: the internment of Americans of Japanese descent during World War II is one of the more shameful chapters in United States history

Manumission is an antonym for internment.

Nearby Words: interned, intern, interning

Manumission

Manumission noun - The act of setting free from slavery.
Usage example: the official manumission of the slaves came after the Civil War

Internment is an antonym for manumission.
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