Decapitation

[dɪ,kæpə'teʃən]

Definition

(noun.) killing by cutting off the head.

(noun.) execution by cutting off the victim's head.

Editor: Noreen--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The act of beheading; beheading.

Typed by Evangeline

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Beheading, decollation.

Edited by Ethelred