![]() ![]() ![]() Notable examples of immurement as an established execution practice (with death from thirst or starvation as the intended aim) are attested. This form of execution is distinct from being buried alive, in which the victim typically dies of asphyxiation. ![]() When used as a means of execution, the prisoner is simply left to die from starvation or dehydration. This includes instances where people have been enclosed in extremely tight confinement, such as within a coffin. Immurement (from the Latin im-, "in" and murus, "wall" literally "walling in"), also called immuration or live entombment, is a form of imprisonment, usually until death, in which someone is placed within an enclosed space without exits. Illustration of the execution of Hadj Mohammed Mesfewi ![]()
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