Besiegement
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The act of besieging.
noun.
A state of siege; beleaguerment.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The act of besieging, or the state of being besieged.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The act of
besieging
, or the state of being besieged.
Word Usage
"But his "besiegement" is also due to the beginning of a process of abandonment by the Republican party."