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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Noun
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Ukraine is consistently working to bring its people home from Russian captivity.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2026 -
After being rescued from a Taiwanese fish market several years ago, Yushan is the only whale shark in captivity in the Western Hemisphere, according to aquarium officials.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
Noun
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The fallout for Murdock, as seen in the episode, is his arrest and imprisonment.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Her current imprisonment began in December, when she was arrested in the northeastern city of Mashhad.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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Among the most painful letters are those between Scheidt’s father and his brother, who would also spend time in internment camps.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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The few works in the show depicting Stojka’s experiences before and after internment capture the particularity of Romani life.—
Ben Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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While the median home price in the Baltimore area is around $360,000, the median asset wealth for a Black family in the city unaffected by incarceration is approximately $2,700.—
Izabela Engel,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Apr. 2026
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Another challenge came in the form of how to describe three and a half years, beginning in March 1942, that Mirikitani spent at the Tule Lake incarceration camp in Northern California, alongside thousands of other Japanese American citizens.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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His attorneys didn’t object to his new confinement status.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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He was acquitted of two counts of criminal confinement.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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The ruling questions the disparity between immigration laws that call for the detention of migrants with consistent actions of Congress in funding detention space for just a fraction of those who might be held during deportation proceedings.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2026
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Burke has repeatedly remarked that her office asks for detention if prosecutors believe someone is a danger to public safety.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Her foundation said she has been granted a prison sentence suspension on bail.—
Sarah el Deeb,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Broderick was rushed from the California Institution for Women, the prison where she was being held, to a medical facility on April 18.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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“Immurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immurement. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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