Definition of Decapitation

the severing of one’s head from its body

Examples of Decapitation in a sentence

A huge proponent of decapitation, it is said that King Henry the VIII beheaded over 50,000 people during his reign.  🔊

After being declared a witch and sentenced to death, the woman’s head was placed on the guillotine and prepared for decapitation.  🔊

The coroner ruled that the accident victim died by decapitation when glass from the windshield severed his head from his neck.  🔊

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