Mutilation
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Mutilation is an act or injury that degrades the appearance or function of the (human) body, usually without causing death. The term is usually used to describe the victims of accidents, torture, physical assault, or certain premodern forms of punishment. Acts of mutilation may include amputation, burning, flagellation, circumcision, female genital cutting, or wheeling. In some cases, the term may apply to treatment of dead bodies, such as soldiers mutilated after they have been killed by an enemy. The traditional Chinese practice of língchí is a form of mutilation that has captured the imagination of Westerners.
Some tribes practice ritual mutilation as part of an initiation ritual, such as circumcision. Template:Torture-stub
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