|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