interner — meaning in English

English meaning

• intern noun A student or recent graduate working temporarily, often unpaid or low-paid, to gain experience.
• section noun A distinct part of something larger, such as a document, area, or object.

Senses

interner is used for these senses in English:

• intern (transitive) To imprison somebody, usually without trial.
• section (UK, Australia, New Zealand) To commit (a person) to a hospital for mental health treatment as an involuntary patient. So called after various sections of legal acts regarding mental health.

intern — full definition

1. noun A student or recent graduate working temporarily, often unpaid or low-paid, to gain experience.
2. verb To imprison or confine someone, often without trial, especially during wartime.
3. verb To work as an intern.

section — full definition

1. noun A distinct part of something larger, such as a document, area, or object.
2. verb To divide something into separate parts, or (British, informal) to have someone detained under mental health law.

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