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Vinony

mutilation

noun

  1. act of physical injury that degrades the appearance or function of any living body
  2. to damage, disfigure
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Latin mutilatio; compare French mutilation.

  1. The act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.

    “The cruel practice of female genital mutilation is banned in many countries globally, but it remains widespread among the Bohras - a small Muslim community in India. Now, some Bohra women have started a campaign demanding an end to the ritual, writes the BBC's Geeta Pandey in Delhi.”