excision

excision is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] The act of excising or cutting out or off; extirpation; destruction. Such conquerors are the instruments of vengeance on those nations that have . . . grown ripe for excision. Atterbury.

[2] The act of cutting off from the church; excommunication.

[3] The removal, especially of small parts, with a cutting instrument. Dunglison.

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