decapitation
pronunciation
How to pronounce decapitation in British English:
UK [dɪˌkæpɪ'teɪʃn]
How to pronounce decapitation in American English:
US [dɪˌkæpɪ'teɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- execution by cutting off the victim's head
- killing by cutting off the head
Word Origin
- decapitation (n.)
- 1640s, from French décapitation, from Medieval Latin decapitationem (nominative decapitatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Late Latin decapitare (see decapitate).
Example
- 1. But it was not all fiscal policy and decapitation .
- 2. The penalty for masturbation in indonesia is decapitation .
- 3. An immediate decapitation strike might have avoided countless civilian deaths .
- 4. Israel 's decapitation of hamas will further weaken whatever influence hamas had over them .
- 5. But compared with the perils faced by the prime minister and the decapitation of the world 's oldest police force , the interrogation of the head of news corporation ( ni 's parent company ) by a committee of mps on july 19th was dry stuff .