DIREMPTION
Di*remp"tion, n. Etym: [L. diremptio.]
Defn: A tearing apart; violent separation. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
DIRENESS
Dire"ness, n. Etym: [Dire- + -ness.]
Defn: Terribleness; horror; woefulness. Shak.
DIREPTION Di*rep"tion, n. Etym: [L. direptio, fr. diripere to tear asunder, plunder; di- = dis- + rapere to seize and carry off.]
Defn: The act of plundering, despoiling, or snatching away. [R.]
Speed.
DIREPTITIOUS
Di*rep*ti"tious, a.
Defn: Characterized by direption. [R.] Encyc. Dict.
DIREPTITIOUSLY
Di*rep*ti"tious*ly, adv.
Defn: With plundering violence; by violent injustice. [R.] Strype.