Definition of defenestration
1
: a throwing of a person or thing out of a window
assassination by defenestration
2
: a usually swift dismissal or expulsion (as from a political party or office)
the defenestration of political leaders the mass defenestration of middle management— Jane Bryant Quinn
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The first known use of defenestration was in 1619
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