dismemberment

Variant of dismember

dismember definition

dis·mem·ber (dis mem′bər)

transitive verb

  1. to remove the limbs of by cutting or tearing
  2. to pull or cut to pieces; separate into parts; divide up or mutilate

Etymology: ME dismembren < OFr desmembrer: see dis- & member

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