excision
noun(ex-ci-sion)
the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
Examples:
Both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause.
excision
noun(ex-ci-sion)
the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
excision
noun(ex-ci-sion)
surgical removal of a body part or tissue
excision
noun(ex-ci-sion)
the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society