AVULSION

AVULSION avulsion ([schwa]-v[schwa]l-sh[schwa]n), n. 1. A forcible detachment or separation. 2. A sudden removal of land caused by change in a river’s course or by flood. ? Land removed by avulsion remains the property of the original owner. Cf. ALLUVION; ACCRETION(1); DELICTION; EROSION. 3. A tearing away of a body part surgically or accidentally. [Cases: […]