degollación

Definitions of degollación
  1. noun
    killing by cutting off the head
    synonyms: decapitación, degüello
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    type of:
    muerte
    the act of terminating a life
  2. noun
    execution by cutting off the victim's head
    synonyms: decapitación, degüello
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    type of:
    la pena capital, pena capital
    putting a condemned person to death
  3. noun
    the savage and excessive killing of many people
    synonyms: carneada, carnicería, degollina, destrozo, escabechina, machaque, masacre, matanza, mortandad, paliza, sarracina, sarracino
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    types:
    masacre
    indiscriminate slaughter
    type of:
    asesinato, crimen, homicida, homicidio, muerte, pesadilla
    unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
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