butchering

noun6

1. •
   The act by which someone or something is butchered.
2. •
   (figurative) Botching; a botched job.
3. •
   Dismemberment.
4. •
   Dismemberment of animals as food.

   • Great crowds turned out to watch the carcass portioned out. The butchering itself was rough and inexpert, conducted rapidly with a serrated knife on the side of the road. — 2026
5. •
   Dismemberment of humans as manslaughter or murder.
6. •
   Killing, especially of a human being, regardless of whether any dismemberment is involved.