vallum

/ ˈvæləm /

noun

1. archaeol a Roman rampart or earthwork

Example Sentences

The perpetrator, Joshua Vallum, who was 29 at the time of his sentencing, received a 49-year prison sentence from the federal government on top of a state-level life sentence.

From Salon

An excavated section of a crossing of the Vallum - a great ditch that protected the south of the wall - can be seen in Denhill Park in Benwell.

From BBC

Vallum was previously sentenced to life in prison for the slaying under state charges in Mississippi, where Vallum stabbed Williamson and beat her with a hammer after driving her into the state from Alabama.

From Washington Post

Joshua Vallum, 29, a member of the Latin Kings gang, pleaded guilty to fatally beating and stabbing 17-year-old Mercedes Williamson, whom he had dated.

From Washington Post

Vallum admitted that he killed Williamson because she was transgender and because he feared reprisal from other members of the gang, which forbids homosexual relationships.

From Washington Post