English noun: beheading | |||
1. | beheading (act) execution by cutting off the victim's head | ||
Synonyms | decapitation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | capital punishment, death penalty, executing, execution | ||
2. | beheading (act) killing by cutting off the head | ||
Synonyms | decapitation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | kill, killing, putting to death | ||