Severely damaged or disfigured, with parts removed or destroyed.
From Latin 'mutilatus' (maimed), derived from 'mutilare.' The word originally referred to removing limbs or body parts as punishment, later expanding to any severe damage.
This is a Latin word that described ancient punishments (literally removing someone's limbs), but it persists in modern contexts describing everything from mutilated documents to mutilated animal bodies—showing how old violence words keep finding new uses.
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