decapitation
(noun)
noun
1. execution by cutting off the victim's head
Similar word(s): beheading
Definition categories: act, executing, execution
2. killing by cutting off the head
Similar word(s): beheading
Definition categories: act, kill, killing
Sentences with decapitation as a noun:
- If the headsman's axe was sharp and his aim was true, decapitation was a quick and relatively painless form of death
- A decapitation strike carried out by drone killed many of the country's senior generals.
- The decapitation of the Foreign Secretary was a significant publicity coup for the opposition.