| dismemberment | The act of dismembering, or the state of being dismembered; cutting in piece; mtilation; division; separation. "The Castilians would doubtless have resented the dismemberment of the unwieldy body of which they formed the head." (Macaulay) Origin: Cf. OF. Desmembrement, F. Demembrement. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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