亚洲网紅露点

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castration

[ kas-trey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the removal of the testes.
  2. the removal of the ovaries.
  3. Psychology. the rendering or condition of impotency, literally or metaphorically, as a result of psychological means, especially the willful threat to a person's masculinity or femininity.
  4. the deprivation of strength, power, or efficiency:

    the castration of our morale by a ruthless leader.



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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of castration1

First recorded in 1400鈥50; from Old French or Latin 肠补蝉迟谤腻迟颈艒苍- stem of 肠补蝉迟谤腻迟颈艒 鈥渆尘补蝉肠耻濒补迟颈辞苍鈥; castrat(e) ( def ), -ion ( def )
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Zambia's Justice Minister Princess Kasune-Zulu has called for the castration of child rapists as an extreme measure to deter perpetrators and protect children from abuse.

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I know that the side effects of hormone treatment, horrifyingly referred to as 鈥渃hemical castration,鈥 can be permanent.

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I know that the side effects of hormone treatment, horrifyingly referred to 鈥渃hemical castration,鈥 can be permanent.

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Lawmakers also advanced first-in-the-nation measures like designating abortion pills as dangerous controlled substances and allowing judges to order surgical castration of child sex offenders.

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While castration is often associated with men, Barrow said the law could be applied to women, too.

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