defenestration

• Der Akt, jemanden oder etwas aus einem Fenster zu werfen; auch historisch: das Hinauswerfen von Personen aus dem Fenster (Prager Fenstersturz).

The act of throwing someone or something out of a window.

1. Act of throwing out a windowC2formal

   The action of throwing a person or thing out of a window.

   Fenstersturz

   • The defenestration of the minister was a shocking political event.
   • Historical accounts describe the defenestration of officials as a form of protest.
   • The defenestration of the document was a symbolic act of rebellion.