English dictionary

evisceration

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0
the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude

noun.act

Synonyms disembowelment

Source: WordNet 3.0
altering something (as a legislative act or a statement) in such a manner as to reduce its value

noun.act

Examples
The adoption of their amendments would have amounted to an evisceration of the act.

Source: WordNet 3.0