dismemberment

noun

dis·​mem·​ber·​ment də̇ˈsmembə(r)mənt 

plural -s

: the act of dismembering or the state of being dismembered : division into separate parts or units : separation, mutilation

the dismemberment of great estates

—F. B. Millett

the dismemberment of the Roman Empire

—Encyclopedia Americana

investigation revealed the dismemberment of the body after death

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