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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Capital punishment, human sacrifice or life imprisonment by entombing for life or sealing behind walls. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the state of being imprisoned wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

blockadecaptivitycaptivitycircumscriptionconfinementdetention

Etymology

From immure + -ment.

Related phrases

capital punishment

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