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immurement
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immurement
n.
imprisonment; condition of being immured; incarceration
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Immurement
Immurement (from Latin im- "in" and murus "wall"; literally "walling in") is a form of imprisonment, usually for life, in which a person is, for example, locked within an enclosed space and all possible exits turned into impassable walls. This includes instances where people have been enclosed in extremely tight confinement, such as within a coffin. When used as a means of execution, the prisoner is simply left to die from starvation or dehydration. This is distinct from being buried alive, in which the victim typically dies of asphyxiation.
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immurement
Noun
1. the state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"
(synonym) captivity, imprisonment, incarceration
(hypernym) confinement
(hyponym) durance
(derivation) imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand
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Immurement
(n.)
The act iif immuring, or the state of being immured; imprsonment.
The act iif immuring, or the state of being immured; imprsonment.
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