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