CENTESIMATION

Cen*tes`i*ma"tion, n. Etym: [L. centesimore to take out or select every hudredth, fr. centesimus hundredth.] (Mil.)

Definition: The infliction of the death penalty upon one person in every hundred, as in cases of mutiny.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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