EXSANGUINATION

Etymology

Noun

exsanguination (countable and uncountable, plural exsanguinations)

Bloodletting.

Hemorrhage.

Slaughter of an animal by cutting its throat and allowing it to bleed out, especially for the production of halal and kosher meat.

(pathology) Excessive loss of blood due to hemorrhage.

Source: Wiktionary



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4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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