Immurement — is a form of execution where a person is walled up within a building and left to die from starvation or dehydration. This is distinct from a premature burial, where the victim typically dies of asphyxiation.In legend and folkloreAccording to… … Wikipedia
Immurement — Im*mure ment, n. The act of immuring, or the state of being immured; imprisonment. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
immurement — index bondage, captivity, constraint (imprisonment), custody (incarceration), detention, durance … Law dictionary
immurement — immure ► VERB (usu. be immured) ▪ confine or imprison. DERIVATIVES immurement noun. ORIGIN Latin immurare, from murus wall … English terms dictionary
immurement — noun see immure … New Collegiate Dictionary
immurement — See immure. * * * … Universalium
immurement — noun capital punishment by entombing for life … Wiktionary
immurement — n. imprisonment; condition of being immured; incarceration … English contemporary dictionary
immurement — im·mure·ment … English syllables
immurement — Imprisonment; incarceration … Ballentine's law dictionary
