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Dismemberment

Scope note

Use for the process of dividing into parts so as to destroy the integrity of a whole, for example, the separation limbs from a body.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000250469

Broader Terms used

destruction

Equivalent Terms used

dismembered

Created

13yrs ago

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