to intern an alien

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• alien — I adj. (formal) alien to (such ideas are alien to us) II n. 1) to intern an alien 2) an enemy; illegal alien * * * [ eɪlɪən] illegal alien an enemy to intern an alien (formal) alien to (such ideas are alien to us) …   Combinatory dictionary

• intern — inter, intern Inter (with the stress on the second syllable) means ‘to bury (a corpse)’ and has inflected forms interred, interring. Intern means ‘to arrest and confine (an alien) in time of war’. See also interment, internment. intern is… …   Modern English usage

• intern — interns, interning, interned (The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪntɜ͟ː(r)n[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]ɪ̱ntɜː(r)n[/t]].) 1) VERB: usu passive If someone is interned, they are put in prison or in a prison camp for political reasons. [be V ed] He was …   English dictionary

• intern — n. & v. n. (also interne) US a recent graduate or advanced student living in a hospital and acting as an assistant physician or surgeon. v. 1 tr. confine; oblige (a prisoner, alien, etc.) to reside within prescribed limits. 2 intr. US serve as an …   Useful english dictionary

• intern — Verb: (in tèrn). To apprehend, restrain, and detain an enemy alien. To confine prisoners of war in the interior of the country. To hold a person as a political prisoner. On the part of a neutral, to detain ships, sailors, soldiers, or property of …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Enemy alien — In law an enemy alien is a citizen of a country which is in a state of conflict with the land in which he or she is located. Usually, but not always, the countries are in a state of declared war.AustraliaDuring World War I Australia passed the… …   Wikipedia

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