Dictionary Check: evisceration
"evisceration" is a valid word!
Scrabble
17
points
Words with Friends
20
points
Definition
noun
surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient
noun
the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude
noun
altering something (as a legislative act or a statement) in such a manner as to reduce its value
Example:
"the adoption of their amendments would have amounted to an evisceration of the act"
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