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The act of dismembering, or the state of being dismembered; cutting in piece; m/tilation; division; separation.

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  1. n. The act of dismembering, or the state of being dismembered; cutting in piece; m/tilation; division; separation.
  2. n. the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces
  3. The act of dismembering, or the state of being dismembered; cutting in piece; m The Castilians would doubtless have resented the dismemberment of the unwieldy body of which they formed the head. Macaulay.
  4. The act of dismembering, or the state of being dismembered;cutting in piece; mThe Castilians would doubtless have resented the dismemberment of theunwieldy body of which they formed the head. Macaulay.
  5. n:100 n. the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces