immurement
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, imprisonment, incarceration • Derivationally related forms: immure, incarcerate (for: incarceration), imprison (for: imprisonment), captive (for: captivity) • Hypernyms: confinement • Hyponyms: durance, life imprisonment, internment
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