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Decapitation

Decapitation Meaning & Definition
Decapitation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Decapitation?

[n] killing by cutting off the head
[n] execution by cutting off the victim's head

Synonyms | Synonyms for Decapitation: beheading

Related Terms | Find terms related to Decapitation:

See Also | capital punishment | death penalty | executing | execution | kill | killing | putting to death

Decapitation In Webster's Dictionary

\De*cap`i*ta"tion\, n. [LL. decapitatio: cf. F. d['e]capitation.] The act of beheading; beheading.

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