| NOUN | state | immurement, captivity, imprisonment, incarceration | the state of being imprisoned |
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| Meaning | The state of being imprisoned. | |
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| Example | "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon" | |
| Synonyms | captivity, imprisonment, incarceration | |
| Narrower | durance | imprisonment (especially for a long time) |
| internment | confinement during wartime | |
| life imprisonment | A sentence of imprisonment until death | |
| Broader | confinement | The state of being confined |
| Spanish | cautiverio, cautividad, encarcelación, encarcelamiento, pena de prisión | |
| Catalan | captivitat, empresonament | |
| Verbs | immure | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail |
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