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defenestration noun

  /diˌfɛnəˈstʃɹeɪʃən/ , /dɪˌfɛnɪˈstɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ , /ˌdiː-/
  • The act of throwing something or especially someone out of a window, especially lethally. [from c. 17th c.]
 Defenestration, Fenstersturz
  • (Britain) The high-profile removal of a person from an organization.
 Absetzung, Entlassung

defenestrate verb

  /dəˈfɛnɪstɹeɪt/ , /dɪˈfɛnɪstɹeɪt/
  • (transitive) To eject or throw (someone or something) from or through a window.
  • (computing, transitive, humorous, slang) To remove a Windows operating system from (a computer).
 defenestrieren, aus dem Fenster werfen

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Defenestration noun {f}

Defenestration, Defenestrationen   /ˌdefenɛstʁaˈt͡si̯oːn/
  • gehoben: das Hinauswerfen einer Person durch ein Fenster, meist als Hinrichtungsmethode
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