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