demembration
noun
de·mem·bra·tion
¦dē(ˌ)memˈbrāshən
plural -s
Scots law
: the crime of maliciously severing a limb from the body of a person
Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin demembration-, demembratio, from Late Latin demembratus (past participle of demembrare to dismember, from de- of + membrum limb) + -ion-, -io -ion