décapitation

Definitions of décapitation
  1. noun
    killing by cutting off the head
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    type of:
    meurtre
    the act of terminating a life
  2. noun
    execution by cutting off the victim's head
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    type of:
    exécution, exécution capitale, mise à mort, peine de mort
    putting a condemned person to death
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