Def′lo‐ra″tion (?), n. [LL. defloratio: cf. F. défloration.] 1. The act of deflouring; as, the defloration of a virgin. Johnson.
2. That which is chosen as the flower or choicest part; careful culling or selection.
The laws of Normandy are, in a great measure, the defloration of the English laws. Sir M. Hale.