immurement
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Immurement — is a form of execution where a person is walled up within a building and left to die from starvation or dehydration. This is distinct from a premature burial, where the victim typically dies of asphyxiation.In legend and folkloreAccording to… … Wikipedia
Immurement — Im*mure ment, n. The act of immuring, or the state of being immured; imprisonment. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
immurement — index bondage, captivity, constraint (imprisonment), custody (incarceration), detention, durance … Law dictionary
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
immurement — n. imprisonment; condition of being immured; incarceration … English contemporary dictionary
immurement — im·mure·ment … English syllables
immurement — Imprisonment; incarceration … Ballentine's law dictionary
