desmembramiento

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Spanish

Etymology

From desmembrar +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /desmembɾaˈmjento/
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: des‧mem‧bra‧mien‧to

Noun

desmembramiento m (plural desmembramientos)

  1. (rare) dismemberment
    Synonym: desmembración
    • 2015 September 28, “1.560 años de cárcel por la mayor matanza del ‘narco’ en México DF”, in El País:
      La Fiscalía y el alcalde sostuvieron que no había sido un asunto de crimen organizado (como en las peores zonas de México) sino un conflicto entre "narcomenudistas", tesis que chocaba con la capacidad operativa requerida para llevarse en vehículos a 13 personas de un área de la ciudad plagada de cámaras y de policías ni tampoco con la manera de matarlos: tortura, desmembramiento, entierro en fosa común.
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