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dee-fe-na-STRAY-shuhn
noun
the act of throwing something or someone out of a window
1993Children of the Night'How?' said O'Rourke. 'If this man is still alive after this . . . savagery, how would you kill one?' | Lucian smiled. 'Decapitation. Immolation. Evisceration. Multiple amputation. Even simple defenestration . . . if they fell far enough onto something hard enough.' The smile wavered. 'Or just deny them blood after their injuries, and they'll die. Not easily, but eventually.'1996Cordelia's HonorAlthough I suppose it was a step up in subtlety from Yuri Vorbarra's Defenestration of the Privy Council.1998The Poisonwood BibleRachel is clearly the one with locks on every possible route to defenestration.2002Fear and TremblingI was right in the middle of a mental defenestration when a new drama eruptedLabels: Amélie Nothomb, Barbara Kingsolver, Dan Simmons, Lois McMaster Bujold
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