demembration

demembration
\\|dē(ˌ)memˈbrāshən\ noun (-s)
Etymology: 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
Scots law : the crime of maliciously severing a limb from the body of a person

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