decapitation

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{n} the act of beheading
= quick and complete severance of head and body, "beheading" In Germany legally used for slaughter of poultry in single cases on farm and - for chicken, guinea fowl, pidgeons and quail - also at the abattoir (to prevent birds that missed the stun to bleed while fully conscious)
{i} act of beheading, act of cutting of the head
killing by cutting off the head execution by cutting off the victim's head
killing by cutting off the head
execution by cutting off the victim's head
The act of beheading a person, usually instantly such as with a large and heavy knife or by guillotine, as a form of capital punishment This form of capital punishment is still in use in some Arab countries, notably Saudi Arabia
The act of beheading; beheading
{i} beheading
decapitate
to behead
decapitate
{v} to behead, to cut or lop off the top
decapitate
To remove summarily from office
decapitate
{f} behead, cut off the head
decapitate
If someone is decapitated, their head is cut off. A worker was decapitated when a lift plummeted down the shaft on top of him + decapitation decapitations de·capi·ta·tion executions by decapitation. to cut off someone's head (decapitatus, from caput )
decapitate
cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution
decapitate
To remove the head of
decapitate
cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution"
decapitate
To cut off the head of; to behead
decapitations
plural of decapitation
decapitation

    Hyphenation

    de·cap·i·ta·tion

    Turkish pronunciation

    dîkäpîteyşın

    Pronunciation

    /dəˌkapəˈtāsʜən/ /dɪˌkæpɪˈteɪʃən/
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