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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Scots law, the offense of maliciously cutting off or otherwise separating any limb or member from the body of another.
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jinglebelljosie commented on the word demembration
the cutting off of a limb
November 8, 2008
mollusque commented on the word demembration
That's one of the possibilities . . .
December 25, 2008