DECAPITATION

decapitation, beheading

(noun) killing by cutting off the head

decapitation, beheading

(noun) execution by cutting off the victim’s head

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

decapitation (countable and uncountable, plural decapitations)

Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating

The ousting or destruction of the ruling body of a government or other organization.

(politics) The unseating of a senior politician.

Synonyms

• beheading

Source: Wiktionary


De*cap`i*ta"tion, n. Etym: [LL. decapitatio: cf. F. décapitation.]

Definition: The act of beheading; beheading.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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