" immurements "

1: the act of confining or the state of being confined;

  * e.g., " ... the immurement of Japanese-Americans continued for the duration of the war "

•  Synonyms : 

•  captivities,

•  confinements,

•  impoundments,

•  imprisonments,

•  incarcerations,

•  internments,

•  prisons

•  Antonyms : 

•  discharges,

•  releases

2: the state of being held in lawful custody;

  * e.g., " ... condemned the long-term immurement of prisoners who have yet to be convicted of anything "

•  Synonyms : 

•  detainers,

•  detainments,

•  detentions,

•  holds,

•  imprisonments,

•  incarcerations

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: the act of confining or the state of being confined;

  * e.g., " ... the immurement of Japanese-Americans continued for the duration of the war "

•  Synonyms : 

•  captivity,

•  confinement,

•  impoundment,

•  imprisonment,

•  incarceration,

•  internment,

•  prison

•  Antonyms : 

•  discharge,

•  release

2: the state of being held in lawful custody;

  * e.g., " ... condemned the long-term immurement of prisoners who have yet to be convicted of anything "

•  Synonyms : 

•  detainer,

•  detainment,

•  detention,

•  hold,

•  imprisonment,

•  incarceration

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to close or shut in by or as if by barriers;

  * e.g., " ... scientists at the research station in Alaska are immured by the frozen wastelands that surround them "

•  Synonyms : 

•  box (in),

•  cage,

•  closet,

•  coop (up),

•  corral,

•  encage,

•  encase,

•  enclose,

•  envelop,

•  fence (in),

•  hedge,

•  hem (in),

•  house,

•  include,

•  mew (up),

•  pen,

•  wall (in)

•  Antonyms : 

•  discharge,

•  free,

•  liberate,

•  release

2: to put in or as if in prison;

  * e.g., " ... immured by a controlling, possessive mother, the young woman had no outside social life "

•  Synonyms : 

•  commit,

•  confine,

•  imprison,

•  incarcerate,

•  intern,

•  jail,

•  jug,

•  lock (up)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)