Noun: immurement i'myûr-munt
- The state of being imprisoned
"he practised the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon";
- captivity, imprisonment, incarceration
- The act of enclosing or building something within walls
"The immurement of sacred objects within the temple walls was part of the ritual"
Derived forms: immurements
Type of: confinement
Encyclopedia: Immurement