Korematsu v. United States

Internment (to intern)

to confine or impound especially during a war

Internment camps

a place that imprisons large groups of people who have not been charged with or found guilty of a crime.

Espionage

the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company

Executive order

an order to the executive branch by the president. This has the same effect as a law, except it is not passed by Congress.

Curfew

a regulation requiring the withdrawal of specified persons from the streets; the closing of business establishments or places of assembly at a stated

Descent

derivation from an ancestor (birth, lineage)

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