Summary:
- Defenestration refers to the act of throwing someone or something out of a window.
- The word originates from the Latin "de" (out of) and "fenestra" (window), and it has been used since the 16th century to describe specific historical events involving people being thrown out of windows.
- Defenestration has become a symbolic term for forcible removal from office or power, often in a dramatic or violent manner.