IMMUREMENT Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word immurement. (close relations)
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| captivity | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being imprisoned • the state of being a slave | ||||||
| imprisonment | nounn | |||||
noun • putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment • the state of being imprisoned • the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) | ||||||
| incarceration | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being imprisoned | ||||||
| confinement | nounn | |||||
noun • concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child • the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them • the state of being confined • the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) | ||||||
| detention | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of being confined (usually for a short time) • a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home | ||||||
| internment | nounn | |||||
noun • confinement during wartime • the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) • placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law | ||||||
| isolation | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of separation between persons or groups • a feeling of being disliked and alone • the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it • a country's withdrawal from international politics | ||||||
| seclusion | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others • the act of secluding yourself from others | ||||||
| sequestration | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of segregating or sequestering • the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions • a writ that authorizes the seizure of property • seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized | ||||||
