Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Excoriation \Ex*co`ri*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. excoriation.]
   1. The act of excoriating or flaying, or state of being
      excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion.

   2. Stripping of possession; spoliation. [Obs.]

            A pitiful excoriation of the poorer sort. --Howell.

Source : WordNet®

excoriation
     n 1: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off [syn: {abrasion},
           {scratch}, {scrape}]
     2: severe censure