Definition of "disembowelment" [dis•em•bow•el•ment]

• The act of disemboweling (noun)

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• "The ceremonial disembowelment, which is usually part of a more elaborate ritual and performed in front of spectators, consists of plunging a short blade, traditionally a tantō, into the abdomen and moving the blade from left to right in a slicing motion."
• "Unusual punishment being outside the norm of accepted society: such as disembowelment, mental abuse, (such as solitary confinement for extended times) mental torment, (being housed where execution is to take place) just to name a few."
• "TV stalwart Dennis Cole must fight the mob (headed by Tenebre’s Anthony Franciosa) and an army of the living dead to rescue pretty Tane McClure (Legally Blonde) and a batch of cute tykes from certain disembowelment."