immurement

noun

Definition of immurementnext
1
as in captivity
the act of confining or the state of being confined the immurement of Japanese-Americans continued for the duration of the war

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2
as in imprisonment
the state of being held in lawful custody condemned the long-term immurement of prisoners who have yet to be convicted of anything

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  1. captivity
  2. imprisonment
  3. internment
  4. incarceration
  5. confinement
  6. detention
  7. prison
Noun
  • But their local expertise, connections, courage, and instincts could stave off death or captivity.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Regev directly countered Piker's claims about the October 7 attacks by delivering a harrowing eyewitness account of her captivity in Gaza.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of captivity
Noun
  • According to the church, Wang's family has been permitted fewer than five visits during nearly eight years of imprisonment.
    — Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • For some, the potential release of thousands of prisoners doesn’t go far enough to repair the damage of their prolonged imprisonment.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of imprisonment
Noun
  • Adding to the dark absurdity of the situation was the fact that Seghers’s husband, the Hungarian Marxist scholar László Radványi, was being held in a French internment camp, on the basis that Hungary was a German ally.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • At the exhibition’s press opening, curator Cindy Kang talked about trying to dispel the idea that internment was an isolated incident that these artists then moved on from.
    — Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • Those with misdemeanors can vote or if the person has an unsentenced status with no prior felony conviction unless voting rights have been restored following the release from incarceration for the felony conviction.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The first half of Fielder and Oppenheim’s film chronicles the 34 days leading up to the incarceration of Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the blood-testing technology company Theranos.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of incarceration
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  • As such, it could be easily exported to describe Jewish quarters elsewhere—and eventually adapted to describe sites of confinement or exclusion the world over.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In the 1925 novel, the appearance of fledglings symbolizes freedom, confinement and even spiritual rebirth, themes that follow lead characters Clarissa and Sally (whom Edebiri portrays) as the story unfolds.
    — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of confinement
Noun
  • The spokesman added that wrongful detention is determined by a variety of factors, including having US citizenship or a connection to the US.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • There was no immediate comment from the police on the detention.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of detention
Noun
  • She was sentenced to just over 11 years in prison, and she and her former boyfriend and business partner Sunny Balwani were ordered to pay $452 million in restitution.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Miranda Orozco, 50, was sentenced to 30 years in prison after admitting to arranging travel and accommodations for two people who died and another who was seriously injured.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
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“Immurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immurement. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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