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- noun Plural form of
dismemberment .
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Examples
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Huguenots as well as Catholics participated in dismemberments, infanticide, even cannibalism.
Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011
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Unlike the unnerving American Gothic, CBS hoped Harper's Island's was the kind of slasher fest — dismemberments, burnings, an unfortunate chandelier drop — enjoyed by audiences who made Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer box office hits.
Will American Horror Story Be a Hit for FX? A Look at the Recent History of Horror on TV 2011
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When the innocent casualties are a half-world away, Americans have a remarkably high tolerance for civilian deaths and dismemberments.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Predator Drone Warfare — Assorted Links 2010
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His Devastation of the Indies 1542 described gratuitous dismemberments and torture of the Indians.
Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011
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His Devastation of the Indies 1542 described gratuitous dismemberments and torture of the Indians.
Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011
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The suspense behind "the Executioner" and the beheadings, not to mention the dismemberments, ratchet up with each passing chapter.
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For most of us the dismemberments he suffers during these battles would wrap things up, but for Bryce they're barely a setback, and he simply rolls on severed limbs to reattach them.
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Looking at the common denominators involved with the dumping ground, the type of victims, the dismemberments, all on Long Island.
Serial Killer Responsible For Long Island Beach Deaths: Police 2011
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The holy rollers love violent entertainment, and watch all these horrific stories with murder, shootings, dismemberments and bombings.
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Huguenots as well as Catholics participated in dismemberments, infanticide, even cannibalism.
Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011
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