Decapitation - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Decapitation :  (noun)
1: execution by cutting off the victim's head [syn: beheading]
2: killing by cutting off the head [syn: beheading]

Based on WordNet 2.0

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

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

DECAPITATION, punishment. The punishment of putting a person to death by taking off his head.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Decapitation

midniteglow: The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is Decapitation. #wtf #fact #omgfact
WalterBarrio: LOL RT @rosemcgowan: Driving by whiskey a gogo. The bands playing tonight are The Faceless, Dying Fetus&Cattle Decapitation. Major eeewww.
feekeed: Watchin delivery of baby! Holy shit. This is gorier than anythin i've seen! I'd do Decapitation any day instead.
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