de·fen·es·tra·tion
[dēˌfenəˈstrāSHən]
noun
formal
the action of throwing someone out of a window:
“death by defenestration has a venerable history”
Similar:
expulsion
ejection
ousting
banishing
banishment
the action of dismissing someone from a position of power or authority:
“that victory resulted in Churchill’s own defenestration by the war-weary British electorate”
Defenestration. Never thought I’d use that word in context. Every day I learn something new. Thanks.