Defenestration - Wikipedia Defenestration (from Neo-Latin de fenestrā [1]) is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window [2] The term was coined around the time of an incident in Prague Castle in the year 1618 which became the spark that started the Thirty Years' War
Defenestration: The History Of Throwing People Out Of Windows Discover the bizarre and disturbing history of defenestration, the practice of killing someone by throwing them out of a window When people use the word “defenestration” today, they usually mean it metaphorically, referring to removing someone from a position of power, especially public leaders