Defenestration

Noun

1. The act of throwing something or especially someone out of a window, especially lethally. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. The high-profile removal of a person from an organization. to eliminate from a contest or sport championship
3. to eliminate from a contest or sport championship
4. The act of removing the Microsoft Windows operating system from a computer in order to install an alternative one.