defenestration

[ dee-fen-uh-strey-shuh n ]

/ diˌfɛn əˈstreɪ ʃən /

the act of throwing a thing or especially a person out of a window: the defenestration of the commissioners at Prague.

Origin of defenestration

1610–20; de- + Latin fenestr(a) window + -ation

Geddie, for his part, fought his defenestration but ultimately accepted defeat.

The View’s Bloody Backstage Politics: How Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie Lost Control of Their Show |Lloyd Grove |July 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A tablet stating that the defenestration had been planned here was placed on this house, but almost immediately removed.

The Story of Prague |Count Francis Ltzow
Many of the stormy meetings of the Bohemian nobles that preceded the defenestration of 1618 were held here.

The Story of Prague |Count Francis Ltzow
The defenestration, in fact, only precipitated a conflict that was in any case inevitable.

A History of Bohemian Literature |Count Ltzow

Slavata immediately resolved on refuting this work, written by the originator of the defenestration.

A History of Bohemian Literature |Count Ltzow

defenestration

/ (diːˌfɛnɪˈstreɪʃən) /

the act of throwing someone out of a window

C17: from New Latin dēfenestrātiō, from Latin de- + fenestra window