ἀποκαυλίζειν
From LSJ
ἄμεινον γὰρ ἑαυτῷ φυλάττειν τὴν ἐλευθερίαν τοῦ ἑτέρων ἀφαιρεῖσθαι → for it is better to guard one's own freedom than to deprive another of his
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also: ἀποκαυλίζω) break off, break short off, cut clean off, knock off