the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; an editors deletions frequently upset young authors; both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause

[ Syn: deletion , cut ]

surgical removal of a body part or tissue

[ Syn: ablation , extirpation , cutting out ]

the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society

[ Syn: excommunication ]

the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence

[ Syn: extirpation , deracination ]