- demembration
- The criminal offense of severing a limb from a person's body.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
demembration
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demembration — |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 crim … Useful english dictionary
demembration — de·mem·bra·tion … English syllables
Sir Alexander Seton, 1st Baronet — Sir Alexander Seton of Pitmedden, 1st Baronet, Lord Pitmedden, (d. May 29, 1719) was a M.P., an advocate, a Senator of the College of Justice, and a Lord of Justiciary. Early lifeAlexander was son of John Seton of Pitmedden who commanded a… … Wikipedia
