1. cut, deletion, excision

the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

Example Sentences:
'an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors'
'both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause'

• cut
• deletion

2. ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation

surgical removal of a body part or tissue

• ablation
• cutting out
• extirpation

3. excision, excommunication

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

• excommunication

4. deracination, excision, extirpation

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

• deracination
• extirpation