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dismemberment

dis mem ber muhnt

  • n  the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces

  • In West Pakistan, a political upheaval is a foregone conclusion in the wake of defeat and dismemberment.
  • It was, Mao later told his biographer Edgar Snow, a time when "the dismemberment of China" seemed imminent, and only heroic actions by China's youth could save the day.
  • Major themes of the precode horror comics are decapitation, or dismemberment, or disfigurement of some kind, such as destruction of the face by acid, or the poking out of eyes.
News & Articles

  • Austin Sigg denied his mother's advice in Jessica Ridgeway case
    GOLDEN -- An attorney for a teenager charged in the slaying and dismemberment of a 10-year-old girl in suburban Denver said Friday his client was separated from his mother and was denied the opportunity to seek her advice after he was read his rights.
    June 22, 2013 - Boulder Daily Camera
  • Lawyer Criticizes Questioning In Ridgeway Case
    An attorney for a teenager charged in the slaying and dismemberment of a 10-year-old Westminster girl said Friday his client was separated from his mother and was denied the opportunity to seek her advice after he was read his rights.
    June 21, 2013 - CBS Denver
  • Judge considers moving Austin Sigg trial
    An attorney for a teenager charged in the slaying and dismemberment of a 10-year-old girl in suburban Denver said Friday his client was separated from his mother and was denied the opportunity to seek her advice after he was read his rights.
    June 21, 2013 - The Fort Collins Coloradoan
Quotes

  • Tom DeLay in BBC News
    Republican Majority Leader Tom DeLay said the bill would mean taxpayers funding "the dismemberment of living, distinct human beings".
  • Mikhail Saakashvili in New York Times
    If you have certain elements of our population that are always advocating the dismemberment of India, and then in fact glorifying martyrs, those that killed 329 (passengers in the Air Indian bombing) or the prime minister of India, it's... Ujjal Dosanjh http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ujjal_Dosanjh&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGRCkCMcVYb_GxaCghwcRQn6ueKAw 940 News http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.940news.com/nouvelles.php%3Fcat%3D23%26id%3D42467&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGVwxUa5zyt-AsWzkwbxS94XgGlow Apr 24, 2006 28610 37454 dismemberment There can be no negotiated capitulations and negotiated dismemberment of smaller countries by bigger ones," Mr. Saakashvili said.

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