Immurement Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ment

Immurement has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

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"

captivity imprisonment incarceration immurement

Capital punishment by entombing for life.

Example Sentences

"he was held in captivity until he died" noun

"the imprisonment of captured soldiers" noun

"his ignominious incarceration in the local jail" noun

"he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon" noun