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immurement (noun)

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  • immurement — immure ► VERB (usu. be immured) ▪ confine or imprison. DERIVATIVES immurement noun. ORIGIN Latin immurare, from murus wall …   English terms dictionary

  • immurement — noun 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 • Syn: ↑captivity,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • immurement — noun see immure …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • immurement — noun capital punishment by entombing for life …   Wiktionary

  • immure — transitive verb (immured; immuring) Etymology: Medieval Latin immurare, from Latin in + murus wall more at munition Date: 1583 1. a. to enclose within or as if within walls b. imprison 2. to build into a wall; especially to entomb in a wall • …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • immure — [ɪ mjʊə, ɪ mjɔ:] verb confine or imprison. Derivatives immurement noun Origin C16: from Fr. emmurer or med. L. immurare, from in in + murus wall …   English new terms dictionary

  • immure — /ɪˈmjuə / (say i myoohuh) verb (t) (immured, immuring) 1. to enclose within walls. 2. to shut in; confine. 3. to imprison. 4. to build into or entomb in a wall. 5. Obsolete to surround with walls; fortify. {Medieval Latin immūrāre, from Latin im… …  

  • immure — ► VERB (usu. be immured) ▪ confine or imprison. DERIVATIVES immurement noun. ORIGIN Latin immurare, from murus wall …   English terms dictionary

  • imprisonment — noun 1. putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment (Freq. 3) • Derivationally related forms: ↑imprison • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑punishment, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • incarceration — noun 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 • Syn: ↑captivity,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • life imprisonment — noun a sentence of imprisonment until death • Hypernyms: ↑captivity, ↑imprisonment, ↑incarceration, ↑immurement * * * life imprisonment UK US noun [uncountable] a punishment in which someone is sent to prison for the rest of their life Thesaurus …   Useful english dictionary

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