Assertion: burial | /r/ObjectUse | used as cruel method of execution
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: as in cases of vestal virgins
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: A person trapped with fresh air to breathe can last a considerable time and burial has been used as a very cruel method of execution (as in cases of Vestal Virgins who violated the oath of celibacy), lasting sufficiently long for the victim to comprehend and imagine every stage of what is happening (being trapped in total darkness with very limited or no movement) and to experience great psychological and physical torment including extreme panic.