immurement

im·mure

I0052100 (ĭ-myo͝or′)tr.v. im·mured, im·mur·ing, im·mures 1. To confine within or as if within walls; imprison.2. To build into a wall: immure a shrine.3. To entomb in a wall.

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[Medieval Latin immūrāre : Latin in-, in; see in-² + Latin mūrus, wall.]

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im·mure′ment n.

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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"captivity, incarceration, imprisonmentconfinement - the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement"durance - imprisonment (especially for a long time)life imprisonment - a sentence of imprisonment until deathinternment - confinement during wartime