dismemberment

English Thesaurus

1. the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces (noun.event)

hypernym	:	torture, torturing,
definition	:	the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason (noun.act)

hypernym	:	mutilation,
definition	:	an injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part (noun.event)

derivation	:	dismember,
definition	:	separate the limbs from the body (verb.contact)

derivation	:	dismember,
definition	:	separate the limbs from the body (verb.contact)