discerptio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

discerptĭo, ōnis, f. [discerpo],

a tearing in pieces, rending : discerptiones eorum, Vulg. 4 Esdr. 12, 32: juris humani, Liv. 41, 24, 10 Madvig. (al. dissertio).