demembration
noun
de·mem·bra·tion
\¦dē(ˌ)memˈbrāshən\
Definition of demembration
-s
Scots law
: the crime of maliciously severing a limb from the body of a person
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Origin and Etymology of demembration
Medieval Latin demembration-, demembratio, from Late Latin demembratus (past participle of demembrare to dismember, from de- of + membrum limb) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at member
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