Excision
nounɛk'sɪʒən
Noun
the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
“both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause”
Type of:RedactionEditingthe act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
Similar:DeracinationExtirpationType of:PullingPullsurgical removal of a body part or tissue
Type of:OperationSurgerythe 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
Similar:ExcommunicationType of:BanishmentProscription
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