MUTILATION


Meaning of MUTILATION in English

ˌmyüd. ə lˈāshən, -üt ə lˈ- noun

( -s )

Etymology: Late Latin mutilation-, mutilatio, from Latin mutilatus + -ion-, -io -ion

1. : deprivation of a limb or essential part especially by excision

the mutilation of a body

2. : an instance of mutilating

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